US Patent 7204717 Card connector

A card connector includes an insulating housing (1), a number of contacts (4) and a holding plate (8′, 8). The insulating housing (1) defines a card receiving space (130) with a card inserting opening along a card inserting direction. The contacts (4) include bended contacting portions cantilevered exposed in the card receiving space (130) and soldering portions retained on the insulating housing. The holding plate (8′, 8) is assembled to the insulating housing and formed with a receiving portion, free ends of the contacting portions of the contacts (4) are received in the receiving portion of the holding plate to avoid colliding with a card directly.