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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Edmond Choy, Union City, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A card edge connector (,) including an insulative housing (,) defining a central slot (,) therein in a longitudinal direction with a plurality of contacts by two sides of the slot (,). A pair of towers (,) are positioned at two opposite ends of the housing (,). An ejector (,) is rotatably received within each tower (,). The ejector (,) includes a main body (,), with a kicker (,) at the bottom and a locker (,) at the top. A U-shaped retention wall (,) is formed on each tower (,) around the ejector (,). The retention wall (,) includes an end wall (,) bridging a pair of opposite side walls (,). Each said wall (,) defining a recess (,) extending therethrough in a lateral direction of the housing (,). A daughter board (,) defines an upper notch (,) and a lower notch (,) in each side portion (,). The recess (,) is aligned with the lower notch (,) when the daughter board (,) is fully embedded within the housing (,) so as to facilitating ventilation thereof when a plurality of connectors (,) and their associated daughter boards (,) are densely side by side positioned on a common mother board.