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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
Charles S. Pickles, York, PA (US);
Hung-Chi Yu, Hsi-Chih, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A card edge connector (,) for receiving a daughter board (,) therein comprises an elongated insulative housing (,) and a pair of ejectors (,) assembled on the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises a central receiving channel (,) for receiving the daughter board therein, and a pair of towers (,) positioned at two opposite ends thereof. Each tower includes a pair of opposite guide walls (,) defining a slot (,) therebetween. The ejectors being movably received in the slot of the tower, each include a header (,) on a top thereof. The header comprises a locker (,) extending toward the receiving channel for securely retaining the daughter board in the central receiving channel, and a pair of arms (,) extending opposite to the locker. The arms each include a retention protrusion (,) engaging with the guide wall for preventing the ejector moving from a secured position to a released position.