Patent ID: 8690589

Claim:
A card-edge connector configured to receive a first substrate having a first mounting aperture, the card-edge connector comprising: a connector housing including a housing body that includes a first side wall and a second side wall that each define respective exterior surfaces that face away from each other, the connector housing carrying a plurality of electrical contacts, the electrical contacts defining a mounting end configured to be electrically connected to the first substrate, and an opposed mating end configured to be electrically connected to a second substrate; a mounting fastener configured to engage the first mounting aperture; and a mounting guide formed in the housing body and elongate along a first direction, the mounting guide configured to receive a side edge of the first substrate that is planar along the first direction and a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, when the card-edge connector is mounted to the first substrate along the first direction, wherein the mounting fastener extends out from the exterior surface of one of the first and second side walls such that the exterior surface of the one of the first and second side walls is disposed between the mounting fastener and the mounting guide along the second direction.