Patent ID: 6839431

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a connector housing having a plurality of contact terminals arranged therein; a metal cover covering the connector housing to form a card accommodating portion, the card accommodating portion being adapted to hold a card therein in such a way that a plurality of contact pads formed at a bottom of the card contact the contact terminals; an eject member having a heart-shaped cam element and grooves formed around the cam element, the eject member being adapted to move in a card insertion direction with respect to the connector housing as the card is inserted into the card accommodating portion and to move in a card ejection direction with respect to the connector housing in response to a card eject operation; a cam lever having one of its ends pivotally supported in the connector housing and the other end adapted to slide in said grooves around the cam element; a cam lever retaining member secured to said connector housing to bear on the cam lever; and a leaf spring formed in said metal cover to bear on said cam lever retaining member.