Abstract: An electrical connector apparatus consists of first and second electrical connectors (2, 3). The second electrical connector (3) is inserted into the first electrical connector (2) in an oblique direction and then fully plugged to the first electrical connector (2) by turning the second electrical connector (3). The first electrical connector includes an insulative housing (22), at least one contact element (24) provided in the insulative housing (22), and a metal shutter (28) pivoted to the insulative housing (22) to cover the contact element (24) in the insulative housing (22). The second electrical connector (3) includes a plate member (320) which enters between the metal shutter (28) and the contact element (24) upon plugging.

Abstract: A compact smart card connector that can hold and connect to two smart cards (Cs, Ci) includes a base plate (42) that holds base contacts (46) and a cover plate (44) that holds cover contacts (54) and that is pivotally connected to the base plate. An intermediate plate device (36) holds first and second smart cards (Cs, Ci) respectively against its upper and lower surfaces (35, 39) with contact pads (Ps) of the cards facing away from the plate. The intermediate plate lies between the base and cover, so when the cover is pushed down, this pushes the cards against the base and cover contacts. The intermediate plate device has coupling plates (130) with slots that allow the intermediate plate device to slide to lock the cover in its lowered position.

Abstract: A card edge connector latch is provided which makes it possible to install cards or cards side by side at a high density on a motherboard without increasing the overall size of the connector. The card edge connector latch is used together with a card edge connector that is mounted on a motherboard. The latch comprises board fasteners which are fastened to the motherboard, and latches which latch an opposite end portion of the card, a contact end portion of which is received in the card edge connector 1, in a state in which the card is substantially parallel to the motherboard. The latch is carried on and fastened to the motherboard opposite the card edge connector without being assembled with the card edge connector. The latches extend toward and engage with the opposite end portion of the card.

Abstract: Described is a circuit assembly including a circuit board including a connector, a card connectable to the connector and an apparatus securing the card to the connector, wherein the apparatus includes a front portion in substantially close contact with the card and a back portion in substantially close contact with the card, the apparatus being coupled to the circuit board.

Abstract: A SIM card connector includes a housing base and a card ejection mechanism. The housing base has a pair of sidewalls, a front notch and a rear notch recessed in the sidewall. The card ejection mechanism includes a cover slidably mounted on the housing base to form a receiving cavity for receiving a SIM card. The cover has a pair of side panels to enclose the sidewalls. According to an aspect of the invention, the side panel defines a sliding slot. The sidewall forms a locating block received in the sliding slot to guide the sliding of the cover and prevent the cover from further sliding when the locating block engages with the ends of the sliding slot. According to another aspect of the invention, the front and rear ends of the housing base respectively form a stopping bar and a stopping block to prevent the cover from further sliding.

Abstract: A SIM card socket and method for manufacturing the same. The SIM card socket includes a base, a first engaging member, and a second engaging member. The base includes a first side and a second side opposite thereto. The first engaging member is fixed on the first side of the base. The second engaging member is disposed on the second side of the base in an elastically deformable manner. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A conductive base with a plurality of protrusions is provided. An isolating member is formed on the conductive base, and the protrusions are partially covered by the isolating member. The protrusions are cut so as to not connect with each other.

Abstract: A SIM card seat assembly has a base, an insert and a cover. The insert is pivotally connected to the base. The cover is slidably connected to the insert. A SIM card is mounted between the cover and the insert. The insert securely holds the SIM card and keeps the SIM card from releasing from the insert. The cover engages the base to securely hold the insert and the SIM card inside the SIM card seat assembly.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a base (1), a cover (2) and a pivot (3) for pivotally connecting the cover with the base. The base includes an insulative housing (11) and a number of conductive terminals received in the housing. The cover includes a top cover (21) and a bottom cover (22) defining a receptacle (20) for receiving a card (4). The cover defines a cutout (25) on the bottom cover facing to an upper surface of the base and has latching mechanism (26) extending from opposite sides of the cutout for latching with the base and for hold the cover in a locked position.

Abstract: A device for fastening a card on the motherboard of a computer is provided. In one embodiment, the device comprises an elongated, upright snapping assembly and a substantially U-shaped seat assembly secured thereon. Fastening a first end of the card at a connector on the motherboard, placing the second end thereof in the fastening device by pressing a latch member, positioning two risers in two slits of the second end, and releasing the latch member will cause two latch elements to exert a resilient force on the second end of the card for fastening.

Abstract: The connector includes a card and a housing for housing the card. The housing includes a non-conductive housing main body having a housing space for housing the card, a contact for connecting the card, the contact being disposed in the housing main body, and a first conductor portion for connecting the card in the housing space, the first conductor portion being disposed in the housing main body but insulated from the contacts. According to the invention, the connector is first connected to the board and the board is grounded. Next, the card is inserted into the housing space. The card and the first conductor portion are thus connected each other. Then, electric charge electrified on the card face transfers to the ground through the first conductor portion and the board. Consequently, the electrical charge electrified on the card can be easily eliminated.

Abstract: An interface card connector having a slotted seat and a locking mechanism having an end for connecting with the slotted seat. The locking mechanism is provided on the top thereof with a hook with an inclined surface, in order to guide an interface card downwardly for engaging into a “U” shaped notch provided on the lower portion of one side of the interface card, thereby the interface card is fixedly connected with the slotted seat; the locking mechanism is provided on the bottom thereof with an abutting portion extending upwardly to an angular direction, so that when the moving and holding portion of the locking mechanism is moved, the abutting portion pushes the interface card upwardly to release it from the slotted seat easily. The connector is suitable for use as an interface card connector to connect an electrically connecting interface card with a printed circuit board of a mainframe of a computer.

Abstract: A lift-cover mini Secure Digital (SD) card connector includes an insulation body, a movable cover and eleven insertion terminals. The movable cover has a drawer space for allowing a mini SD card to be inserted at any desired angle; and, apart from lifting and closing movements, is capable of linear back-and-forth movements with a small distance when closed. When the movable cover is retained by the insulation body, a signal contact portion of the mini SD card forms electric connection with the insertion terminals at the insulation body.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) is provided for interconnecting an electrical card (9) with a printed circuit board and includes a base member (1), a cover (2), a connecting element (4) for pivotally connecting the cover with the base, a first hinge (3) and a second hinge (5). The base member includes an insulative housing (11) and a plurality of conductive terminals mounted in the housing. The cover includes a receptacle (20) for receiving the card. The connecting element includes a body portion (41) and a first mating sleeve (42) and a second mating sleeve (43) respectively at an upper and a lower portion of the body portion for engaging with the first and second hinges, thereby pivotally connecting the cover and the base member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector which is electrically connected to a memory card. The connector includes a substantially cylindrical housing and plural elastically deformable contacts inside the housing. The housing includes a card insertion slot which is cut and formed on one end side thereof and an abutting portion which is provided on the other end side of the card insertion slot. The plural contacts are provided in positions opposed to the card insertion slot and extend toward the other end side of the housing and the abutting portion. A gap between the distal ends of the plural contacts and the abutting portion is set smaller than a thickness of the memory card. According to the present invention, when the memory card is inserted in the card insertion slot and a proximal end side of the memory card is inclined to the other end side of the housing, a distal end of the memory card slides on surfaces of the contacts.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric card fastener with elastic metal cantilever, configured to a circuit board, for fastening an electric card. The electric card fastener is formed by a corresponding mounted base. The mounted base includes a cantilever with a restricted portion disposed along and a mounted portion on the button, connecting with one end of the cantilever. After the connection of the cantilever and the mounted portion, the cantilever is elastic for backward and forward movement. Whereby, the electric card fastener fastens the electric card in a predetermined position for preventing poor electrical connection and strengthening the construction of components of the present invention for improving support ability, and the fastening components are used as a short cut for the grounding circuit on the electric card to connect ground.

Abstract: A lateral engagement structure for an electrical connector capable of engaging with a lateral side of a circuit board includes a main body and an elastic arm. The body includes vertical and horizontal plates, wherein a first stopper block is set at a middle of a front end of the vertical plate, and a space is formed below the first stopper block. The arm has a rear end connected to the body, a free front end, and a front section having an actuator and an engagement portion engaged with the board. The arm's front end is bent toward the first stopper block to form a first transversal plate. When the arm is elastically moved toward the vertical plate, the first transversal plate is stopped at the first stopper block, and the engagement portion still engages with the board. When the first transversal plate passes through the space, the engagement portion is caused to separate from the board.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic card connector which includes a base, a cover, a sliding mechanism, a holding mechanism and a pivotal member. The base received a number of contacts joins pivotally with the cover received an electronic card, and the contacts engage the electronic card for dates processing therebetween. The sliding mechanism forms where the base and the cover engage pivotally whereby the cover rotates with regard to the base from an opening status to a preliminary closing status. The holding mechanism is defined in the base and the cover whereby when the cover is horizontally rearward pushed from a preliminary closing status to a final closing status, an interlock therebetween is achieved. The pivotal member passes through the base and the cover to provide a reliable pivotal interconnection therebetween.

Abstract: A multipurpose memory card connector includes an electrically insulative housing defining a front-open receiving open chamber, the housing having a first set of terminals disposed at the rear side inside and second and third sets of terminals disposed near the front open side of the receiving open chamber, and a slide slidably mounted inside the receiving open chamber, the slide having a first stop face disposed at a rear bottom side thereof and second and third stop faces respectively spaced from the first stop face at a distance adapted to receive insertion force from one of a number of memory cards for enabling the slide to be moved in the receiving open chamber at a distance subject to the type of the memory card being inserted into the receiving open chamber.

Abstract: A multiple card holding apparatus (10) includes a first bracket (12), a second bracket (22) oriented in opposition to the first bracket (12); and a separation member (30), disposed between the first bracket (12) and the second bracket (22), forming a first holding region (31) and a second holding region (32) with the first bracket (12) and the second bracket (22).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector having a generally rectangular card and a housing having a generally box-shaped housing space for housing the card. The connector has a generally rectangular card and a housing having a generally box-shaped housing space for housing the card. The housing space includes a first side face; two second side faces adjoining the first side face, and an insert face adjoining the first side face and the second side faces for admitting the inserted card. The housing includes an engaging portion formed along the first side face of the housing space, and a pair of holding portions formed along the second side faces. Each of the holding portions includes a flexible portion extending along the second side face and elastically deformable outside, and a lock piece disposed along the flexible portion for covering a portion of the insert face.

Abstract: A connector with a built-in memory IC which is mounted on a rotary development unit of a printer. The memory IC substrate is disposed within a contact protecting member and behind the rear side of an impact receiving member. A first electric contact is disposed on the front side of the impact receiving member and is connected to a second electric contact via a conductive member. The second electric contact spring contacts the memory IC substrate. The connector contains guide members to help stabilize the connection between the connector and the body side connector of the printer.

Abstract: A connector for module that connects a module to a printed circuit board in a position wherein the board plane of the module is approximately parallel to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A card connector has a housing with contacts. A cover is mounted to the housing and has a card insertion slot that receives a card. The card has a contact portion corresponding to the contacts of the housing. A locking member locks the cover to the housing. The locking member is slideably mounted on the housing and has a cam surface that engages an end of the card. The locking member pushes the card adjacent to the contacts so that the contact portion slides across the contacts of the housing to wipe contaminants from a surface of the contact portion and the contacts to improve an electrical connection there between.

Abstract: In a connector for a small circuit board, contacting means is formed independently of elastic means that provides contact pressure on the small circuit board when the edge portion of the small circuit board is fitted to the connector. The contacting means comprises for example an insulator film and electrical contacts corresponding to terminals of the plate object. The insulator has first and second surfaces and the electrical contacts are formed on the first surface. The elastic means is for example arranged within a housing of the connector. Within the housing, the second surface of the insulator is fixed on the elastic means, so that the electrical contacts are also arranged on the elastic means via the insulator film. When the edge portion of the small circuit board is accommodated within the housing, the elastic means gives the contact pressure to the edge portion of the small circuit board so that the electrical contacts are connected with the terminals of the small circuit board.

Abstract: A smart card connector (30) which includes a base (36) that can mount on a circuit board and a cover (76) that can hold a card (C) and that has a rear end pivotally connected to the base. The cover has a cover frame (77) and has a locking member (140) movable on the cover frame, so when the cover is closed on the base the locking member can be moved to lock the cover down against the base. A switch means mounted on the base and lying in the path of the locking member, detects movement of the locking member between its unlocked and locked positions, to operate circuitry that prevents reading a card until the cover is fully pivoted down and the locking member has moved to its locked position. One type of switch means includes a pair of switch blades (200, 202) lying at opposite sides of the base and engaging side portions (154, 156) of the locking member as the locking member becomes fully locked.

Abstract: A memory card connector for mounting on a printed circuit board to electrically connect with a memory card, includes an insulative housing being generally a flat cuboid with a lower wall and three side walls thereby defining a receiving space with an opening end. A plurality of receiving grooves is defined in the lower wall. A plurality of terminals is received in the receiving grooves of the housing. Each terminal has a contact portion, an interferential portion and a soldering portion. The soldering portion is located at the opening end of the housing. The contact portion is away from the opening end of the housing and slightly projects from the receiving groove. A shielding plate is covered on the housing. The shielding plate and the lower wall receiving the contact portions of the terminals cooperatively define an insertion slot.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a card connecting structure and a card connector used in the same which have a minimum width that allows the guidance of the card at the time of insertion and the fastening of the received card, and that makes it possible to satisfy specifications in which space for fastening is not provided on both sides of the card, and which can sufficiently protect the solder-connected parts of the contacts. The card connecting structure comprises a card 40 that has contact pads 41 on one end, and a card connector 1 that receives this end of the card 40. Fastening means 50 that fasten the card 40 to the circuit board are disposed on the other end of the card 40 from the contact pads. Metal guide members 30 that guide the card 40 are disposed on both sides of the housing 10 (in the lengthwise direction) of the card connector 1.

Abstract: A data line connection which comprises a base printed circuit board, a female connector mounted to the base printed circuit board, and a compensation printed circuit board mounted within the female connector. The compensation printed circuit board mounts a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements as well as a compensation circuit for reducing electrical interference. The base printed circuit board includes a further compensation circuit for further reducing electrical interference.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a device includes a connector to hold an electrical module at an acute angle with respect to a surface on which the connector is to be mounted, and a first contact, a first portion of the first contact to contact the surface and a second portion of the first contact to contact the electrical module, a distance between the first portion and the second portion equal to a first length. A device may also include a second contact adjacent to the first contact, a first portion of the second contact to contact the surface and a second portion of the second contact to contact the electrical module, a distance between the first portion of the second contact and the second portion of the second contact substantially equal to the first length.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a device includes a connector to hold an electrical module at an acute angle with respect to a surface on which the connector is to be mounted, and a first contact, a first portion of the first contact to contact the surface and a second portion of the contact to contact the electrical module, a distance between the first portion and the second portion equal to a first length. A device may also include a second contact adjacent to the first contact, a first portion of the second contact to contact the surface and a second portion of the second contact to contact the electrical module, a distance between the first portion of the second contact and the second portion of the second contact substantially equal to the first length.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an elongate dielectric housing (2) defining a slot (200) along a longitudinal direction thereof, a number of contacts (3) retained in the housing for electrically engaging with an electronic card (5) and a retention mechanism (4) located at one end of the housing. The retention mechanism includes a pair of resilient arms (46) extending along a first direction parallel to the longitudinal direction and a pair of legs (42) extending along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The pair of legs are spaced from each other to define a channel (420) therebetween and adapted for receiving a latching projection (54) of the electronic card. The resilient arms are deflectable along the second direction while the legs are deflectable along the first direction.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes upper and lower connectors each essentially defining the basic structure of the SO DIMM connector and including an elongated main body with two latches extending forwardly at two ends thereof. The body of each of the upper and the lower connectors includes upper and lower passageways receives upper and lower contacts, respectively. The body of the upper connector is higher than that of the lower connector, and defines a recess in a front lower portion thereof to receive a rear portion of the body of the lower connector, whereby the front portion of the body of the upper connector and the rear portion of the body of the lower connector overlap each other in the vertical direction, thus result in dense arrangement of the assembly.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a chassis having a guide slot and a printed circuit board placed in guide slot of the chassis. The guide slot includes at least two opposing channels aligned adjacent the printed circuit board with a guide tab formed in one of the opposing channels. A daughter card electrically couples to the printed circuit board when placed in an attached position. The daughter card includes a first edge and a second edge that slides between the opposing channels of the guide slot such that the card aligns to couple to the printed circuit board. The card also includes a first detent formed in either the first edge or the second edge. The first detent releaseably interacts with the guide tab formed in the opposing channels such that the guide tab contacts the first detent when the card is placed in an intermediate position.

Abstract: A SIM connector with cover board grounding structure includes a plastic main body formed with multiple terminal cavities in which multiple terminals are inlaid. At least one grounding plate has a first end being fitted on a lateral edge of the plastic main body. A second end of the grounding plate is soldered with a circuit board. The second end of the grounding plate being bent to form a first adjoining section. One side of a metal-made cover board is pivotally connected with a first end of the plastic main body. A second adjoining section projects from a lateral edge of the cover board. After the cover board covers the plastic main body, the cover board can be horizontally slid along guide pins of the plastic main body, making the second adjoining section of the cover board contact with the first adjoining section of the grounding plate.

Abstract: A structure of a connector for attaching a circuit board is disclosed. The connector comprises a housing composed of an insulation material, a socket and two buckling elements detachably attached to two ends of the socket. The socket comprises a groove in a central region for receiving a circuit board, and a row of signal contacts within the groove for attaching and electrically connecting with the circuit board. At two ends of the groove side comprise two buckling arms. The circuit board inserted into the groove and pressed in between the buckling arms, and making the contact points of the circuit board to come in electrical contact with signal contacts inside of groove of the socket.

Abstract: A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in that a memory card unit (3) and an SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card unit (4) are respectively exclusively connected and mounted to predetermined terminals of the connector terminals (#1 through #13). The memory card unit (3) and the SIM card unit (4) are respectively separately provided with areas for storing secrete codes for security. Thus, one IC card is capable of implementing multifunction facilities different in security level.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation base, and first and second terminals arranged in the base. The base has a connection slot, into which a circuit board may be inserted. The slot has an upper edge formed with a slant first surface and a horizontal second surface, and a lower edge formed with a horizontal third surface and a fourth surface, wherein an inner side of the slot is formed with a fifth surface. Each first terminal has an elastic contact having a connection point projecting over the second surface in the slot. Each second terminal has an elastic contact having a connection point projecting over the third surface in the slot. The card-ejecting slant surface is formed between the second and fifth surfaces. The inserted circuit board is moved backward by a distance along the card-ejecting slant surface after the circuit board is rotated to be horizontal.

Abstract: A smart card connector has a card-receiving cavity with a recess (194, FIG. 73) at the rear that receives the rear edge (152) of the card. A cover or flap is then pivoted down on the support element and slid forward to slide hooks (288, FIG. 27) at the front of the cover under shoulders (292) on the support element. The rear edge of the card extends along the length (A′, FIG. 45) of the card, so the distance from the open front of the connector to the recess (194) and card rear edge is equal to about the smaller width of the card.

Abstract: An electronic card connector is described. The electronic card connector has a base and an upper lid. The base has a plurality of conductive terminals for transmitting/retrieving data signals for reading/retrieving data. The base has axles formed on distal ends of two sides thereof and protruded blocks on said two sides thereof. The upper lid has suspended arms positioned on the distal end of two sides of the upper lid and rotatably connects to the axles. The upper lid has buckling plates corresponding to the protruded blocks, and each of the suspended arms has a protrusion on a surface thereof. A track is formed on the axles of the base such that when the upper lid open or close, the axle of base allows the upper lid to rotate in an appropriate range to prevent damages to said electronic card connector.

Abstract: A multiple card holding apparatus (10) includes a first bracket (12), a second bracket (22) oriented in opposition to the first bracket (12); and a separation member (30), disposed between the first bracket (12) and the second bracket (22), forming a first holding region (31) and a second holding region (32) with the first bracket (12) and the second bracket (22).

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an upper connector portion (12) including a first insulating housing (16′) having a first elongated body (17) with a pair of side arms (25) extending forwardly from opposite ends of the first body and a lower connector portion (14) including a second elongated insulating housing (16) fixedly assembled to the first housing. The first and second housings respectively define first and second receiving slots (18′, 18) for receiving first and second modules (100) therein. A number of first and second contacts (50, 52; 40, 42) is respectively received in the first and second housings for electrically contacting with the first and second modules.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) and a number of upper and lower terminals (20, 30). The dielectric housing defines a slot (15) extending in a longitudinal direction thereof and a number of upper and lower passageways (16, 17) communicating with the slot. The upper and lower terminals are respectively received in the upper and lower passageways. Each of the upper and lower terminals includes a mounting plate (21, 31), a resilient arm (22, 32) extending from the mounting plate for electrically connecting with an electronic card, a solder tail (25, 35) extending from the mounting plate for electrically connecting to the PCB, and upper and lower retaining portions (23, 33, 24, 34) extending from the mounting plate in a same direction and are retained in the housing.

Abstract: A card holder has a dielectric base fixed to a grounded support and formed with a throughgoing cutout and a conductive cover forming a slot dimensioned to hold a smart card and pivotal on the base between an open position partially raised from the base and a closed position closely juxtaposed with the base and covering the cutout. Ground contacts carried on and electrically connected to the cover are positioned to engage through the cutout directly with the base in the closed position of the cover. The cover can also be grounded via a latch that holds it in the closed position and/or the hinge it is mounted on.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for routing all external connection points of a dual-sided edge connector of a circuit card to one side of a test tray suitable for testing with a bed of nails, “pogo pin” or similar type of load board for functional testing of a circuit card. A first embodiment of the apparatus includes a pivotally mounted or snap-in removable electrical and mechanical receptacle with a slot or socket suitable for holding a dual-sided edge connector of a circuit card in a test tray. The receptacle pivots or is otherwise mounted in the test tray to allow the circuit card to lie coplanar with the test tray, thus providing perpendicular contact to the pins of a bed of nails-type load board. Another embodiment provides a fixed receptacle mounted vertically that routes all edge connector traces to the bottom surface of the test tray, again, suitable for engaging with a bed of nails-type test board.

Abstract: The base plate 31 of the connector housing is provided with the raised portion 50 that fits into one of the recessed portions 26 in the card 20 for the contact pads 27 when the card 20 is inserted. The raised portion 50 is made to function as a stopper to block the card from being inserted further when the card is wrongly inserted back to front, thereby preventing a possible deformation of the contact terminals on the connector side in the event that the card is wrongly inserted.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) and a plurality of upper and lower terminals (3,4) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a plurality of retention walls (205). Every two adjacent retention walls define a narrow upper passageway (206) and a wide lower passageway for receiving a corresponding upper terminal. Each of the terminals comprises a mounting plate (30, 40, 50, 60), a resilient arm (32, 42, 52, 62) with a contacting portion (320, 420, 31, 41a) at a free end thereof. The upper and lower passageways are wider than the terminals so that different media may be inserted into the insulative housing for tuning differential impedance of the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (20), a number of electrical contacts (30) mounted to the insulative housing, and a pair of board locks (40). The insulative housing has a base portion (21) defines a mating face (25) and a mounting face (26) obliquely arranged with respect to the mating face, and a mating tongue (22) from the mating face and defining an angle &agr; with respect to the mounting face. The base portion is formed with a pair of mounting ends (23) each defining a cavity (230). The board locks are inserted in an upper and front direction into the cavities of the insulative housing and each of the board locks is formed with a pair of spaced teeth (410), an upper tab (411) and a lower tab (412) to retain to the insulative housing.

Abstract: A card edge connector for electrically connecting a circuit card to a mother board includes an insulative housing having an elongated base and a pair of supporting arms extending perpendicularly from opposite lateral ends of the base, a number of conductive terminals, and a pair of latch members disposed at free ends of the pair of supporting arms. Each latch member has a latch tab for bearing against an upper surface of the circuit card and reliably locking the circuit card. The base defines an elongated slot along a longitudinal direction thereof and a number of passageways disposed by two sides of the slot for receiving the conductive terminals therein. Each terminal extends into the slot for engagement with the inserted circuit card.

Abstract: A connector couple includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a housing and a plurality of first and second terminals. The housing defines a cutout and a slot in communication with the cutout and therefore forms first and second side walls. The first and second terminals are received in inner sides of the first and second side walls respectively. The receptacle connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. A protruding wall extends from the housing and is received in the slot of the plug connector. The cutout of the plug connector provides access to the protruding wall of the receptacle connector to extend into the slot of the plug connector during the plug connector rotatably mating with the receptacle connector.

Abstract: In a connector main body, a first card installing space used to install an SD card is formed, and also, a second card installing space used to install a SIM card is formed between this first card installing space and a mounting wiring board. A SIM card connector mounted on the mounting wiring board is faced to the second card installing space. Since the SIM card is installed in this second card installing space, and a stopper is slide along rails so as to be moved on the SIM card, the connection condition between the SIM card and the SIM card connector can be maintained. Under this condition, the SD card can be mounted or dismounted with respect to the first card installing space.