Patent ID: 8435077

Claim:
A card edge connector, comprising: an insulation housing having a receiving slot for receiving a card module, a plurality of partitions arrayed on opposite sides of the receiving slot and defining a plurality of cavities, the insulation housing including a bottom surface configured to be closely abutted on an upper surface of a printed circuit board; and a plurality of terminals respectively received within the plurality of cavities, each terminal comprising: a body portion having a fixing portion configured to secure the terminal in the respective cavity and an inversely bent section which extends downwardly at a bevel from an end of the fixing portion; a solder tail extending out from another end of the fixing portion; and a contact portion extending from the inversely bent section and having a distal end at least partially protruding beyond the bottom surface of the insulation housing; wherein the printed circuit board including an open slot and the card edge connector disposed over the open slot.