Patent ID: 6824407
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card edge connector comprising:an insulative housing comprising a mating face, a slot defined in the mating face for receiving an electrical card having a cutout with an angle a plurality of passageways communicating with the slot, and a pair of support arms extending upwardly from an end thereof; a plurality of electrical contacts received in the passageways of the insulative housing; and a latch member pivotably moveable with respect to the insulative housing from a locked position to a released position, the latch member comprising a main section pivotably assembled to the support arms and a locking section extending from the main section at an acute angle relative to the mating face of the insulative housing in the locked position; wherein the locking section extends from a top end of the main section and has an upper face, a locking face opposite and substantially parallel to the upper face, and an end face connecting the upper face with the locking face, the locking face being at an angle of about fifteen degrees relative to the mating face of the insulative housing in the locked position; wherein the locking section defines a channel in the end face, the channel extending from the upper face to the locking face and dividing a free end of the locking section into two pieces; wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of stand-offs formed on outer sides of the pair of support arms, and a pair of ribs formed with each support arm and a corresponding stand-off; wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of retention structures each having a mounting portion engaging with the stand-off of the insulative housing and a pair of leg portions spaced from each other and extending downwardly from the mounting portion beyond the mounting face of the insulative housing; and wherein the insulative housing comprises a second pair of support arms extending upwardly from a second end thereof, and wherein the card the card edge connector comprises a second latch member pivotable on the second pair of support arms of the insulative housing.