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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Zhi Nong Yu, Kunsan, CN;
Lun Song Hu, Kunsan, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A card connector ( ′) includes an insulative housing ( ′) defining a card receiving space ( ′), a number of contacts ( ′) retained in the housing, a metal shell ( ′) shielding the contacts, and an elastic locking piece ( ′). The elastic locking piece includes a locking portion ( ′) and a protruding portion ( ′). The metal shell defines a guide hole ( ′) for guiding the displacement of the protruding portion. When the elastic locking piece is biased by an inserted card ( ) having a notch ( ) before the locking portion engages with the notch during an earlier card insertion operation, the protruding portion is displaced in a first direction. When the locking portion engages with the notch during a later card insertion operation, the protruding portion moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction.