Patent ID: 7637782

Claim:
A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprising: an insulating housing having a plurality of first terminal recesses, each of the first terminal recesses including a fixing recess extending frontward and rearward, the fixing recess having a substantially middle portion extending towards a side to form a sliding recess, the sliding recess having a rear portion extended rearward at a lower portion thereof to form a stopping recess and a stopping portion over the stopping recess; and a plurality of first connecting terminals received in the corresponding first terminal recesses, the first connecting terminal having a first fixing portion, a substantially middle portion of one side of the first fixing portion extended sideward to form an engaging portion inserted into the stopping recess from the sliding recess for being stopped by the stopping portion, wherein the first connecting terminal further comprises a first contacting portion for elastically contacting the card and a first soldering portion at two opposite ends thereof, respectively, wherein the first terminal recess further comprises a connecting recess extending sideward from a rear portion of the first fixing recess and then extending rearward to show a substantially L-shape, the first connecting terminal includes a connecting portion extending substantially perpendicularly from a rear portion of the first fixing portion and then bending rearward to show a substantially L shape, a distal end of the connecting portion is curved upwards to form the first contacting portion.