Patent ID: 7717721

Claim:
A card edge connector for connecting a daughter board to a mother board, comprising: an insulative housing defining a front mating face, a top portion, a bottom portion opposite to the top portion, and a central slot recessed from the mating face between the top portion and the bottom portion to receive the daughter board; a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing and extending into the central slot to electrically and mechanically engage with the daughter board, wherein both of the top portion and the bottom portion define a plurality of receiving passages to receive the terminals; and a spacer disposed under the insulative housing, wherein the spacer having a preselected height and a mounting surface toward the mother board; wherein the spacer and the bottom portion of the insulative housing are assembled by snap-fastening; wherein the spacer includes a base portion, a support portion extending forwardly from the base portion, and a stopper portion protruding upwardly from the base portion, the insulative housing is supported on the support portion, said the stopper portion is disposed behind the insulative housing to prevent the insulative housing from moving rearwardly; wherein the spacer defines a plurality of through holes in alignment with the terminals respectively, the through holes extend through the base portion and the stopper portion in an upper-to-lower direction; wherein the card edge connector further includes a cover stacked on the stopper portion and disposed behind the insulative housing, the cover and the spacer are assembled by snap-fastening too; and wherein the insulative housing defines a pair of latch holes formed on opposite ends thereof and disposed at an outer sides of the central slot, the latch holes extend through the insulative housing in a front-to-rear direction, the cover defines a pair of latch arms corresponding to the latch holes for latching.