Patent ID: 7938657
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card edge connector comprising: an elongate insulative housing defining a pair of opposed side walls and a central slot between the side walls, the side wall having a fitting section at one end thereof, the fitting section defining a cavity extending therethrough along a width direction of the insulative housing, and a slit spaced apart from the cavity along a length direction of the insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; and an ejector attached to the fitting section along the width direction, the ejector having a base retained on the fitting section and a spring tab sandwiched between the insulative housing and the base, the spring tab defining two ends one of which being retained in the slit and another abutting against an inner side of the base; wherein the spring tab has a positioning section at one end thereof and perpendicular to the side wall, a depending section at another end thereof, and a middle section connecting the positioning section and the depending section together; wherein the base defines a recess to receive the depending section, the recess is formed with an upper wall, a lower wall and an inner side wall extending obliquely along the length direction, the depending section is located between the upper and lower walls and abuts against the inner side wall.