Patent ID: 6981885

Claim:
An SD memory card socket ( 100 ) for receiving an SD memory card ( 200 ), the card having a hook hole ( 202 ) formed on a side thereof, the SD memory card socket comprising: a connector housing ( 110 ) having; a card receiving part ( 112 ) for receiving the SD memory card; and a plurality of pin holes ( 114 ); a plurality of connecting terminals ( 120 ) inserted into the plurality of pin holes for electrical connection to a plurality of connecting terminals of the SD memory card; guide pieces ( 140 ) formed on an edge of the connector housing forming a guide slot ( 142 ) therebetween in a longitudinal direction of the housing, a slider ( 150 ) slidably movable along the guide slot between a first and second position, the slider having a fixing hole ( 152 ) formed at one end thereof and a hidden hole ( 154 ) formed at the opposite end thereof, a locking bar ( 160 ) having first and second ends, the first end being inserted into the fixing hole to allow the locking bar to rotate about the fixing hole, and the second end of the locking bar being inserted into the hidden hole such that the second end protrudes out of the hidden hole when the locking bar is rotated about the fixing hole; a locking guide protrusion ( 170 ) formed on the housing for guiding the second end of the locking bar along the hidden hole toward insertion into the hook hole of the SD memory card during insertion of the SD memory card into the card socket; and a locking release guide protrusion ( 180 ) formed on the housing for urging the second end of the locking bar into the hidden hole when the slider moves to its first position.