Patent ID: 6162069
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card edge connector comprising:an insulative housing defining an elongated slot along a longitudinal direction thereof;a pair of supporting platforms located at two opposite ends of the housing;a latch device disposed on each of said supporting platforms and including a deflectable plastic member and a deflectable metal member;said plastic member integrally extending from the supporting platform with a locking protrusion and a restriction protrusion thereon;said metal member attached to and actuated by said plastic member, and defining an engaging tag for synchronizing deflection of the metal member and the plastic member, a grounding tang extending from one of upper and lower edges thereof, and a vertical section with a mounting tab adapted to be mounted to a mother board on which the connector is mounted;wherein said metal member includes a barb section for securing the metal member to the housing;wherein said grounding tang is an upper grounding tang extending from the upper edge of the metal member and between said locking protrusion and said restriction protrusion;wherein said grounding tang is a lower grounding tang extending from said lower edge of the metal member;wherein said metal member further includes two restriction tags respectively positioned by two sides of a stationary bar of the supporting platform which is located below the corresponding plastic member.