Patent ID: 7182618

Claim:
A card edge connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; a card edge connector located on a first area of the printed circuit board; a latching mechanism located on a second area of the printed circuit board opposite to the first area in a front-to-back direction; an electronic card positioned between the first and second areas in a parallel relation with the printed circuit board; the latching mechanism including: an insulative fixing device positioned upon the printed circuit board; a metallic latching device associated with the fixing device and defining a hook section to downwardly pressing a top face of the electronic card for restraining upward movement of the electronic card; and a metallic grounding device associated with at least one of the latching device and the fixing device, and including at least one grounding leg which is mechanically and electrically engaged with a grounding pad on the printed circuit board; wherein the grounding device and the latching device are electrically connected to each other so that a grounding path between the top face of the electronic card and the printed circuit board via said latching device and said grounding device and the grounding pad; wherein the latching device and the grounding device are electrically connected to each other via a metallic pin; wherein both the latching device are equipped with attaching holes corresponding to the metallic pin.