Patent ID: 8444428

Claim:
A card-edge connector for fixing and electrically connecting an electronic card to a circuit board, the connector comprising: an insulating housing having a receiving wall defining a slot there within; a pair of arms extending from each of end of the receiving wall, each arm having: (a) a supporting base disposed on and extending along a first side of each of the pair of arms; (b) a guiding rail disposed on a second side of each arm; and (c) a fastener receiving passageway disposed on each of an upper surface and a lower surface of each arm; and a pair of card-latching members individually positioned in each of the pair of arms, and each of the card-latching members having (a) a guiding block disposed on a first side of the card-latching member and movable along the guiding rail of the one of the arms, (b) a urging member disposed behind the guiding block, and (c) a fastener disposed on each of an upper side and a lower side of a front end of the card-latching member and moveable along the fastener receiving passageway of the each arm.