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A card connector for engaging an inserted IC card comprises a housing, contacts, an ejector mechanism, and guiding and retracting means. The guiding and retracting means is disposed between a push button and a push arm of the ejector mechanism and includes a continuous jagged guiding channel defined

A card connector for engaging an inserted IC card comprises a housing, contacts, an ejector mechanism, and guiding and retracting means. The guiding and retracting means is disposed between a push button and a push arm of the ejector mechanism and includes a continuous jagged guiding channel defined on a surface of an engaging socket, a guiding core, and a spring. The guiding channel forms first and second positioning portions which provide the push button with retraction and extension capabilities so that when the push button is depressed the guiding core will slide along the guiding channel. The push button is rotatably positioned in one of the two positioning portions of the channel thereby controlling the retraction/extension of the push button into/out of an enclosure of the computer.

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[ I claim:] [1.] Guiding and retracting means in an ejector mechanism of a card connector wherein said ejector mechanism has a push bar for manipulating an ejection plate and a push button for effectuating a movement of the push bar;said guiding and retracting means comprising:an engaging socket fix

[ I claim:] [1.] Guiding and retracting means in an ejector mechanism of a card connector wherein said ejector mechanism has a push bar for manipulating an ejection plate and a push button for effectuating a movement of the push bar;said guiding and retracting means comprising:an engaging socket fixedly engaged with the push bar and slidably mounted to the push button, the engaging socket having a continuous jagged guiding channel defined in an outer surface thereof, the guiding channel comprising a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion at opposite ends thereof;a guiding core having one end attached to the push button and another end movable with the push button between the first positioning portion of the guiding channel where the push button is in a retracted position and the second positioning portion of the guiding channel where the push button is in an extended position; anda spring having one end received in the push button and another end received in the engaging socket, the spring biasing the push button to enable the guiding core to be releasably retained in one of the first and the second positioning portions of the guiding channel.