Patent ID: 8052448
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card edge connector assembly, comprising: a memory module comprising a first side portion, an opposite second side portion, and a plurality of conductive pads on a lower portion thereof, the lower portion extending from the first side portion to the second side portion; a card edge connector comprising an insulative housing having a first end, an opposite second end and a central slot extending from the first end to the second end to receive the lower portion of the memory module, and a plurality of contacts retained to the insulative housing to contact with the conductive pads; and means identifying the corresponding memory module to be inserted into the central slot, comprising a key notch being defined at the second side portion of the memory module, and an arc pivot extending from the second end to engage with the key notch to guide the memory module to be rotated into the central slot along an anticlockwise direction, the key notch defining a first semidiameter, the arc pivot defining a second semidiameter which is not larger than the first semidiameter for preventing an incorrect module from being plugged into the connector.