Card edge connector with an ejector assisting a memory card inserted therein
US7955098B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/62988
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card edge connector (100) for mating with a memory card (900) includes an elongate insulative housing (1), and a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (3); the insulative housing (1) defines a pair of side walls (11), a central slot (12) between the side walls (11), and at least a tower portion (13) at one end thereof; an ejector (3) rotatably attached to the tower portion (13) and has a body portion (31), an operation portion (32) and a lock portion (33) extending from a top end of the body portion (31), and a rotation portion (34) at a lower end of the body portion (31); wherein the rotation portion (34) has at least two adjacent dentations (3411) extending inwardly from an inner side thereof to push the memory card (900) downwardly into the central slot (12).
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