Patent ID: 8357003

Claim:
A double-layer card edge connector, for receiving a first electronic card and a second electronic card therein, comprising: (a) an electrical connection base, formed with a first slot and a second slot from top to bottom in sequence for respectively receiving and fixing the first electronic card and the second electronic card therein; and (b) at least one latch member made of a single piece of material, fixed at one end of the electrical connection base, wherein the latch member comprises a fixing end fixed inside the electrical connection base, a first main arm and a second main arm extend forward from the fixing end from top to bottom in sequence, a first slit exists between the first main arm and the second main arm, and a free end of the first main arm is located closer to the electrical connection base than a free end of the second main arm; wherein the first main arm comprises a first downward pressing portion disposed at the free end of the first main arm and pressing the first electronic card downward, and a first clamping portion formed through extending from the second main arm and located behind the first downward pressing portion, and the first clamping portion is clamped in the first electronic card to prevent the first electronic card from moving forward; and the second main arm comprises a second downward pressing portion and a second clamping portion disposed at the free end of the second main arm, the second downward pressing portion presses the second electronic card downward, and the second clamping portion is clamped in the second electronic card to prevent the second electronic card from moving forward.