Patent ID: 7976327

Claim:
A card connector adapted to receive first and second electronic cards, said first card having a plurality of first contact pads and a first width and said second card having a plurality of second contact pads and a second width, the second width being greater than the first width, said connector comprising: an insulative housing a plurality of first terminals and plurality of second terminals mounted on said housing, said first terminals being configured to contact respective ones of the first contact pads when said first card is inserted into said card connector, said second terminals being configured to contact respective ones of the second contact pads when said second card is inserted into said card connector, said plurality of first terminals being spaced from said plurality of second terminals; a cover member pivotally mounted on said housing to permit movement of the cover member between an open position at which one of said first and second electronic cards may be inserted into said cover and a closed position at which the electronic card inserted into said cover is operatively positioned within said card connector and the contact pads of said one of the first and second electronic cards engages corresponding ones of said first and second plurality of terminals, the cover member having a first set of positioning members configured to position and hold of the first electronic card exclusively at a first given location for such card and a second set of positioning members configured to position and hold of the second electronic card exclusively at a second given location for such card, and some of the positioning members of the first set also being positioning members of the second set of positioning members.