Patent ID: 7708599

Claim:
A card edge connector comprising: an elongate insulative housing defining a pair of opposed side walls and a central slot between the side walls, each side wall defining a plurality of passageways communicating with the central slot; a plurality of signal contacts retained in the passageways, each signal contact having an engaging portion exposed to the central slot; and at least a power contact retained in the insulative housing, the power contact having a securing portion retained in the insulative housing, a plurality of contact portions extending upwardly and sidewardly into the central slot from one end of the securing portion and arranged in a row along a length direction of the insulative housing, and at least one tail portion extending downwardly from another end of the securing portion; wherein the insulative housing defines a groove communicating with the central slot to fasten the power contact, the groove defines a width which is larger than that of the passageway along the length direction; wherein the contact portions of the power contact are spaced apart from each other and connect with each other by the securing portion at one end thereof, and connect with each other by a connecting portion at another end opposite to the securing portion thereof.