Patent ID: 6210195
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A card edge connector for interconnecting an inserted daughter board with a mother board on which the connector is mounted, the daughter board defining a notch in a longitudinal edge adjacent to a bottom edge thereof, the card edge connector comprising:an insulative housing comprising a pair of opposite side walls, an elongate slot defined between the side walls for receiving the daughter board, a plurality of passageways defined in the side walls, and an engaging arm outwardly extending from a longitudinal end thereof;a plurality of contacts received in corresponding passageways of the housing; anda locking member extending through the notch of the inserted daughter board and engaging with the engaging arm, the locking member abutting against a lower edge of the notch of the daughter board to prevent an upward movement of the daughter board thereby retaining the daughter board in position;wherein the engaging arm defines a receiving hole for extension of the locking member therethrough, the notch and the receiving hole being collinear.