Patent ID: 7448886

Claim:
A card connector, comprising: an insulating housing defining a receiving space with a first entrance opening; first and second sets of contacts of two different types received in the insulating housing and exposed in the receiving space; a protection door moveably covering the first entrance opening for receiving a first card and the protection door defining a second entrance opening smaller than the first entrance opening therein for receiving a second card; a resilient member cooperating with the protection door to urge the protection door to be in a closed position to cover the first entrance opening; and a shell enclosing the insulating housing; wherein the resilient member is a spring and is assembled to the shell; wherein the shell comprises a detachable plate disposed on a top plate of the shell and the resilient member is assembled to the detachable plate; and wherein the top plate of the shell defines a large opening and the detachable plate covers an approximately middle portion of the large opening.