Patent ID: 7442087
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a main body with two opposite side walls on two opposite lateral sides and a rear wall, said main body, said rear wall and said two side walls commonly defining a receiving cavity therein for receiving a card therein; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with mating sections extending into the receiving cavity and mounting sections extending around a bottom face of the housing; and a pair of hooks vertically assembled to the corresponding side walls, respectively, each of said hook including a retention device latched to the corresponding side arm, and horizontal solder feet essentially coplanar with said mounting sections; wherein each of said side walls defines cutouts to allow the corresponding solder feet to vertically pass therethrough during assembling the hook to the side wall, and said hook cooperate with said housing to only allow the card to be inserted into the receiving cavity horizontally; wherein supporting platforms define in the cutouts for supporting the planar portion of the hook; wherein each of the cutouts extends into the main body of the housing; wherein each of the supporting platforms defines a step respect to a top wall of the side wall; and wherein each of said hooks has an engaged portion extended downwardly to assemble into a notch portion of the corresponding side wall.