Patent ID: 6802732
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card edge connector comprising:a dielectric housing comprising an elongated base and an arm extending from one end of the base, the base comprising an upper engaging face, an elongated slot extending along a length of the base and a plurality of passageways communicating with the slot, the arm comprising a cavity communicating with the slot and an insulative resilient finger formed from an inner wall of the arm and extending downwardly in the cavity; and a plurality of terminals received in corresponding passageways and each comprising a contact portion exposed in the slot and a solder tail extending beyond the base, wherein the insulative resilient finger and a proximal inside wall of the cavity define a slit therebetween, wherein the insulative resilient finger is formed with a protrusion at a lower end thereof, wherein the arm has an inner face adjoining the engaging face, an outer face opposite to the inner face and a top face interconnecting the inner face and the outer face, and wherein the cavity extends through the inner face and the top face, wherein the insulative resilient finger extends from adjacent the top face of the arm, wherein the card edge connector further comprising an ejector retained in the arm, and wherein the arm comprising a second insulative resilient finger opposing the insulative resilient finger.