Patent ID: 7614890

Claim:
A connector comprising a housing including a card receiving space having a front opening allowing insertion of one of a first electronic card and a second electronic card different from the first electronic card, with a plurality of first terminals being mounted on a bottom wall defining the card receiving space, with a plurality of second terminals being mounted in the card receiving space and behind the plurality of first terminals, with a protective board being mounted on the bottom wall defining the card receiving space and slideable in a front/rear direction of the housing, with the protective board including a plurality of guide slots, with each said first terminal including an end portion extending through one of the guide slots into the card receiving space, with the protective board including a push portion, with the protective board being not moved when the first electronic card is inserted into the card receiving space, and with the end portions of the plurality of first terminals being in electrical contact with contacts of the first electronic card, with the second electronic card, when inserted into the card receiving space, presses against the push portion and, thus, moving the protective board rearward to press the end portions of the plurality of first terminals into the guide slots of the protective board, preventing electrical connection between the end portions of the plurality of first terminals and the second electronic card, and with the plurality of second terminals being in electrical contact with contacts of the second electronic card.