Card connector

A card connector for receiving a card having an engagement recess on at least one side face, comprising:

• a base having a slot into which the card can be inserted;
• a slider provided at a position in the base to be abuttable on the card;
• a spring forcing the slider in a discharging direction of the card;
• and
• a lock spring comprising a plate spring having a tip end engageable with the engagement recess of the card and a base end mounted on the slider, the tip end displaceable in a direction away from the card,
• wherein said slider is pushed by the inserted card and thereby is moved along with the card from a card discharging position to a card insertion position against an urging force of the spring while, upon discharge of the card, the slider is moved along with the card by the urging force of said spring from the card insertion position to a card pop-out preventing position beyond the card discharging position, and
• said base is provided with a first rib which abuts the tip end of the lock spring to prevent the tip end from being displaced in a direction away from the card when the slider is positioned at the card pop-out preventing position.