Patent ID: 7686639

Claim:
An electrical card connector comprising: an insulating housing defining a plurality of channels; a metal shield shielding over the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space; a terminal module with a plurality of contacts received therein; and a clip having a pair of first elastic pieces and a second elastic piece received in the corresponding channels, each first elastic piece forming a first contact portion and a second contact portion, the first contact portion protruding into the card receiving space for connecting with an inserted card, the second elastic piece forming a flexible arm interfering with the second contact portion wherein the insulating housing comprises a transversal wall and a pair of longitudinal walls integral with the transversal wall, and each longitudinal wall defines a first receiving channel to receive the first elastic piece; wherein the transversal wall defines a second receiving channel and the second elastic piece forms a lengthwise arm to be received in the second receiving channel; wherein the insulating housing defines a connecting channel communicating the first and second receiving channels and the flexible arm is received in the connecting channel; wherein the connecting channel defines a first end communicating with the second receiving channel and a second end communicating with the first receiving channel, and the first end is narrower than the second end; wherein a supporting surface is formed adjacent to the second end of the connecting channel; wherein the insulating housing defines a cutout with opening towards the card receiving space and adjacent to the supporting surface; wherein the first contact portion of the first elastic piece protrudes into the card receiving space through the cutout and the second contact portion abuts against the supporting surface.