Patent ID: 7717727

Claim:
A latching device comprising: a base member of insulating material including a bridge portion and a pair of board-connecting portions connected by the bridge portion; a metallic latching member located at a front face of the bridge portion of the base member, the latching member comprising a latching portion toward a top face of the board-connecting portion; a metallic grounding member comprising a bridge portion and a pair of connecting portions extending downwards from two opposite ends of the bridge portion, the grounding member being secured to a rear of the base member; each connecting portion comprising a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion and retained in corresponding slots defined on a rear face of the board-connecting portion, the first retaining portion being located higher than the second retaining portion; wherein the second retaining portion is parallel to the top face of the board-connecting portion, and includes barbs at inner edges thereof; wherein the barbs offset from the first retaining portion in a longitudinal direction of the latching device.