Patent ID: 6231399
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card edge connector assembly mounted on a mother board, comprising:a dielectric bracket having a center wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of top plates, a first receiving space and a second receiving space being defined between the side walls on opposite sides of the center wall;a first card edge connector horizontally received in the first receiving space; anda second card edge connector horizontally received in the second receiving space;wherein the first and second card edge connectors are distanced from the mother board, in each receiving space, each side wall defining a groove having a wide portion and a narrow portion for guidingly retaining the first and second card edge connectors, each card edge connector having an elongate housing including two opposite ends snugly received in the wide portion of the groove and a pair of engagement projections extending rearwardly from the two opposite ends to be inserted in the narrow portion of the groove.