Patent ID: 7094083

Claim:
A card connector assembly comprising: a frame; a card receiving opening disposed in the frame; a connector, which is attached to the frame at an end thereof opposite that of the card receiving opening, for electrically connecting with a card, which is insertable into the frame; an ejecting mechanism, which is attached to a lateral side of the frame, for ejecting the card from the frame; a push rod, which is a part of the ejecting mechanism, that slides along an insertion/ejection direction of the card; an eject button disposed on the push rod at the end thereof on the side of the card receiving opening; and, a guide portion formed on the eject button, the guide portion including an inner surface and a protrusion; wherein the guide portion is positioned forward of a lateral side edge of the card receiving opening and the protrusion provided on the eject button extends inward from the inner surface of the eject button in a direction generally perpendicular to the insertion/ejection direction, the protrusion having a tapered surface for guiding a leading corner of the card from the inner surface onto the protrusion.