Card edge connector

Abstract

A card edge connector includes: a base having a card slot for a card to be inserted; a lever spring rotatably connected to the base; an ear latch rotatably connected to a first end of the base and to a first arm of the spring lever; a contact member slidably connected to the base; and a drive member connected to the contact member and a second arm of the spring lever, wherein: a spacer block is disposed in the card slot for slidable connection by the contact member, a contact region is formed between a second end of the base and the spacer block, the contact member has a force-bearing block extending into the contact region, and a face of the spacer block facing the contact region has a clearance opening; and the force-bearing block is configured to abut a portion of the card inserted into the contact region, and the clearance opening allows the portion of the card inserted into the contact region to move in a direction toward the spacer block.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.