Patent attributes
A card connector comprises an insulating housing having a first card receiving slot provided with a plurality of contacts. At least one elastic projection extends into the first card receiving slot. The elastic projection is formed to have a first inclined surface that rises at an inclination in a card insertion direction and a second inclined surface that rises at an inclination in a card removal direction. The second inclined surface is steeper than the first inclined surface. A first card electrically connected to the contacts. The first card is removeably receivable in the first card receiving slot and has a flange protruding from a main surface thereof. The flange is formed to engage the first inclined surface when the first card is inserted in the first card receiving slot and to engage the second inclined surface when the first card is removed from the first card receiving slot.