Abstract: A card connector (100) for electrically connecting an electrical card (9) includes a housing (1), a number of conductive contacts (2) and an eject mechanism for ejecting out the card received in the housing. The eject mechanism includes slider (51) slidably assembled to the housing and a metal strip (54) fixed to the slider. The metal strip forms a tab portion (543) apart from the slider and two support portions (544,545) flexibly supporting said tab portion. The tab portion forms a tapered latch tab (546) for latching into a notch (90) defined in one edge of the card inserted into the card connector, whereby holding the card in place.