Electrical card connector

An electrical connector for connection with an electrical card accomodated therein, comprising:

• a contact module including an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the housing;
• and
• a top lid including a metal cover and at least a pair of separately formed fastening means secured to opposite sides of the top cover for pivotally engaging with the contact module;
• wherein each fastening means comprises an elongated grip arm, the grip arm including a rail and a rib projecting for a side of the rails;
• wherein a pivot is provided at a rearward end of the rail and is perpendicular to the rail, and a wedge extends from a forward end of the rail opposite the pivot;
• wherein a pair of shaft lids extends rearwardly from rear corners of the insulative housing, and a pair of lock portions extends forwardly from forward opposite corners of the insulative housing;
• wherein each of said shaft lids defines a pivot hole for pivotably engaging with the pivots of the grip arms and forms an embossment in a middle of each pivots hole;
• wherein each said pivot hole includes a first pivot hole and a second pivot hole separated by a said embossment;
• wherein each of said lock portion defines a recess in a lower portion thereof for receiving the wedge of said corresponding grip arm;
• wherein said lock portions further have an L-shaped, and at least one of said lock portion further forms a wall connecting with two sides of the L-shaped lock portion for abutting against a corner of the electrical card;
• wherein said rib has a top face which is below a top face of the rail and which cooperates with the side of the rail to hold the electrical card;
• wherein the insulative housing defines a pair of notches in opposite sides thereof and forms a pair of lugs in said pair of notches;
• wherein said rib of each rail is received in said corresponding notch of said insulative housing;
• wherein said metal cover includes a top wall and a pair of lateral walls downwardly depending from opposite edges of the top wall;
• wherein the metal cover and said fastening means are integrally formed together.