Patent ID: 7938687
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card edge connector assembly for connecting a pair of electrical cards to a printed circuit board comprising: an upper connector, comprising a first insulative housing defining a first central slot therein and extending along a longitudinal direction for receiving a first card therein, and a plurality of first terminals mounted in the first insulative housing, a recess being defined under the first insulative housing; and a lower connector, comprising a second insulative housing defining a second central slot therein and extending along the longitudinal direction for receiving a second card therein, and a plurality of second terminals mounted in the second insulative housing, the lower connector being received in said recess under the upper connector; wherein the second insulative housing defines a second front face in front of the second central slot, and the first insulative housing defines a first front face in front of the first central slot under condition that the second front face is in alignment with the first front face in a vertical direction which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.