Patent ID: 8371879

Claim:
A card connector, the card connector comprising: a housing, the housing including: terminal members into which a card is inserted; and a card insertion space, the card insertion space: being defined in four directions by a top plate, a bottom plate and a pair of side plates, the top and bottom plates being mutually facing and the side plates being mutually facing and linking the edges of the top and bottom plates; and having a front edge opening and a rear edge opening in which the front and rear edges of the card are exposed; and connection terminals, the connection terminals being integrated with and mounted in the housing and in contact with the terminal members; wherein one of the side plates has a card retaining member, the card retaining member being engaged with a first concave member formed on the side edge of the card to retain the card, and a position-determining member, the position-determining member being engaged with a second concave member formed on the side edge of the card to determine the position of the card.