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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
Akira Kaneshige, Musashino, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujii, Yokohama, JP;
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved two-piece SIM card-receiving connector comprising a housing having terminals mounted therein, and a card holder having a card-receiving section for receiving the SIM card. The card holder is slidably mounted to the housing by way of ledges formed on side edges of the card holder guided within channels formed along both sides of the housing. The housing includes a lock lever having a latch projection extending therefrom. The latch projection engages a corresponding recess formed on the card holder to lock the card holder and housing in an assembled condition. The two-piece construction allows the housing to be easily and automatically assembled to an underlying circuit board, and the sliding assembly of the card holder to the housing provides 'self-cleaning' of the terminals during both assembly and removal of the card holder to the housing.