Connector device for connecting a smart card to a computer

A connector device for connecting a smart card having electrical contacts to a computer, the connector device comprising a base, a body projecting upwardly from the base and defining a receptacle for receiving a first portion of the smart card having the electrical contacts whereby a second portion of the smart card remains outside the receptacle, the receptacle having an upwardly facing opening for receiving the portion of the smart card having the electrical contacts, the receptacle containing resilient electrical contacts for making resilient electrical contact with at least some of the electrical contacts of the smart card when said portion of the smart card is in the receptacle, and a plurality of conductors each having one end electrically connected to a respective one of the receptacle contacts and the other end connected to a connector adapted to co-operate with a port of the computer, wherein the body is provided with a projecting member which projects upwardly from one side of the opening, the projecting member having a planar face that is substantially face-to-face with a planar face of the second portion of card when the smart card is inserted in the connector device, the projection member being shaped to facilitate one-handed withdrawal of the smart card from the receptacle.