Patent ID: 8337215

Claim:
A card-edge connector connecting an electronic card to a circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of first terminal receiving passageways positioned on an upper surface thereof and open to the upper outer surface and a plurality of second terminal receiving passageways positioned on a lower surface thereof; a set of first conductive terminals positioned alternately in the plurality of first terminal receiving passageways and having a plurality of exposed end portions; a set of second conductive terminals positioned in the plurality of second terminal receiving passageways and having a plurality of exposed end portions; a spacer having a plurality of receiving passageways securing the plurality of exposed end portions of the set of first conductive terminals and a plurality of third terminal receiving passageways positioned at a rear edge securing the plurality of exposed end portions of the set of second conductive terminals; and a pair of card latching members inserted into two catches respectfully positioned at two ends of a front side of the insulative housing.