Card edge connector with reduced height

A latch assembly for a card edge connector, the latch assembly comprising:

• a latch, the latch comprising a latch head, a latch tail opposite the latch head, a first pair of hubs, and a latch body joining the latch head and the latch tail;
• and
• a reinforcing member at least partially disposed in the latch, the reinforcing member comprising a foot extending beyond the latch tail, the reinforcing member comprising a support portion, a second pair of hubs disposed on the support portion, and a rib connecting the second pair of hubs, wherein:
• the second pair of hubs of the reinforcing member are at least partially disposed in respective ones of the first pair of hubs of the latch;
• the reinforcing member has a mechanical strength greater than that of the latch;
• and
• the reinforcing member has a thermal conductivity greater than that of the latch.

A card edge connector, comprising:

• a housing having a mating face, a mounting face opposite the mating face in a vertical direction, and a slot extending from the mating face toward the mounting face, the slot elongated in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction;
• a latch pivotally connected to the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position;
• and
• a reinforcing member at least partially disposed in the latch and comprising a foot extending beyond an end of the latch toward the slot,
• wherein a vertical dimension of the foot of the reinforcing member is in a range of 0 to 0.95 mm such that a vertical dimension from a seating plane in the slot to the mounting face is in a range of 0 to 0.95 mm.