Card connector

A card connector comprising:

• a housing defining a base with a recess therein and with a pair of resilient arms extending on two sides thereof, each of said resilient arms defining a locking projection at a free end, a plurality of contacts extending upward above the base, at least a groove extending in a front-to-back direction in the housing and communicating the recess with an exterior;
• at least a slider laterally moveably received within the recess, said slider defining a loop shaped guiding groove which is communicatively aligned with the groove when said slider is in a specific lateral position;
• a shielding plate securely attached to and atop the housing and defining a space therebetween;
• and
• a card tray moveably received within the space and defining a bottom wall with two side walls, at least a guiding post extending downward from the bottom wall moveably received within the corresponding guiding groove;
• wherein
• said card tray is assembled to the housing, and is adapted to move back and forth with regard to the housing with an outermost position blocked by the locking projections of the resilient arms.

A card connector comprising:

• a housing defining a base with a recess therein, a plurality of contacts extending upward above the base, at least a groove extending in a front-to-back direction in the housing and communicating the recess with an exterior;
• at least a slider laterally moveably received within the recess, said slider defining a loop shaped guiding groove which is communicatively aligned with the groove when said slider is in a specific lateral position;
• a shielding plate securely attached to and atop the housing and defining a space therebetween;
• and
• a card tray moveably received within the space and defining thereof a bottom wall with at least a guiding post extending downward from the bottom wall moveably received within the corresponding guiding groove;
• wherein
• said card tray is assembled to the housing in a front-to-back direction with the guiding post moving along the groove and then in the guiding groove, and is adapted to move back and forth with regard to the housing along the loop-like guiding groove.

A method of assembling a card connector, comprising the steps of:

• providing an insulative housing with a base having a recess therein, a plurality of contacts extending upward above the base, at least a groove extending in a front-to-back direction in the housing and communicating the recess with an exterior;
• downwardly disposing at least a slider into the recess, said slider being adapted to be laterally moveably received within the recess, and defining a loop shaped guiding groove which is communicatively aligned with the groove when said slider is in a specific lateral position;
• attaching a shielding plate securely to and atop the housing, said shielding plate cooperating with the housing to define a space therebetween;
• and
• assembling a card tray into the space, said card tray defining a bottom wall with at least a guiding post extending downward from the bottom wall moveably received within the corresponding guiding groove;
• wherein
• said card tray is assembled to the housing in a front-to-back direction with the guiding post moving along the groove and then in the guiding groove, and is adapted to move back and forth with regard to the housing with the guiding post moving along the loop-like guiding groove.