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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2001
Fu-Kai Tsai, Tu-Chen, TW;
Edmond Choy, Union City, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A card edge connector includes an insulative housing retaining conductive contacts soldered to a mother board. The housing defines a slot for receiving a daughter board engageable by the contacts for electrically connecting the daughter board to the mother board. Two side arms integrally extend from the housing, each having an inner face forming a platform for supporting the daughter board. A remote end section of each side arm forms a relatively rigid portion and a relatively flexible portion. A reinforcing member made of metal is attached to the remote end section of each side arm. The reinforcing member includes a side plate having a remote end from which a securing tab extends for interposing the relatively flexible portion therebetween and thus attaching the reinforcing member to the relatively flexible portion. A barbed tab extends from a proximal end of the side plate and is interferentially fit into a slit defined in the relatively rigid portion thereby securing the reinforcing member to the relatively rigid portion while allowing deflection of the relatively flexible portion with respect to the relatively rigid portion. A soldering pad extends from the barbed tab to be soldered to the mother board. A cantilever type spring arm extends from the soldering pad in an inclined fashion toward the housing. The spring arm forms an arc contact section projecting above the platform for effectively and compliantly engaging the daughter board.