Patent ID: 7578703

Claim:
A card connector for selectively receiving one of two different cards, comprising: a terminal module comprising a body plate and a plurality of first terminals received in the body plate; an insulating housing associating with the terminal module to define a card slot and a card inserting direction, the insulating housing comprising a base section designed with a plurality of through holes extending along the card inserting direction, and a pair of offset portions extending from an opposite ends of the base section along the card inserting direction; and a plurality of second terminals extending through the through holes of the insulating housing and suspending in the card slot, each second terminal comprising a tail section protruding out of the card slot, an engaging section projecting into the card slot to engage with a selected card, and a suspending section connecting the tail section and the engaging section, each engaging section comprising a lead point at the free end thereof, wherein the body plate of the terminal module comprises a protection wall face and an upper surface, and the lead points of the second terminals are arranged behind the protection wall face and under the upper surface of the protection wall face along the card inserting direction; wherein the protection wall face is formed near a front edge of a recessed terminal groove of the body plate; and wherein the protection wall face is formed on a protection block protruding from the body plate into the card slot; and wherein the protection block comprises a deflect face and a level face connecting the deflect face with the protection wall.