Patent ID: 6773273
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electronic device assembly, comprising:a board having circuit traces thereon; a header mounted on the board and having contacts electrically connected with corresponding circuit traces on the board, the header defining a slot in a surface thereof that is generally parallel with the board; and a card connector having an insulative base, a plurality of terminals attached to the insulative base and a pair of guiding arms located at opposite sides of the insulative base, the guiding arms each defining a guiding channel in an inner elongate side thereof for guiding insertion of an electronic card to engage with the terminals, the card connector mating with the header connector with the elongated sides of the guiding arms being perpendicular with the board, the card connector having a tongue portion received in the slot of the header and defining a row of recesses receiving mating portions of the terminals therein and wherein the card connector further comprises a metallic shell located above the terminals, wherein this metallic shell has a row of fingers staggered with mating portions of corresponding terminals.