Retention clip for card edge connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorMing Chun Lai
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Abstract
A retention clip (30) comprises a pair of substantially vertical spring arms (32) and a horizontal bridge (33) connecting the spring arms. Each spring arm has a free end for detachably engaging with a corresponding longitudinal end of an insulative housing (24) of a card edge connector (20). The bridge defines a groove (39) therein for receiving a top edge portion of a card (4) inserted into the card edge connector. The retention clip further comprises a pair of spring tongues (34) downwardly projecting beyond a lower surface (35) of the bridge for resiliently retaining the inserted card in a vertical direction.
Claims16
A retention clip for retaining a card in a central slot of a card edge connector, comprising a pair of opposite spring arms and a bridge connecting the spring arms, each spring arm including a vertical first end portion for engaging with an insulative housing of the card edge connector, and a horizontal second end portion extending through the bridge and forming an inclined spring tongue at the free end thereof, the inclined spring tongue downwardly projecting beyond a lower surface of the bridge for resiliently retaining the card in the central slot of the card edge connector in a vertical direction, the bridge having retaining means for engaging with a top edge portion of the card for retaining the card in the central slot of the card edge connector in a lateral direction relative to the insulative housing of the card edge connector.
A retention clip for retaining a card in a central slot of a card edge connector, comprising a pair of substantially vertical spring arms and a horizontal bridge connecting the spring arms, each spring arm having a first end portion for engaging with an insulative housing of the card edge connector, and a second end portion connected with the bridge, the bridge having retaining means for engaging with a top edge portion of the card for retaining the card in the central slot of the card edge connector in a lateral direction relative to the insulative housing of the card edge connector, the retention clip further comprising a pair of inclined spring tongues downwardly projecting beyond a lower surface of the bridge for retaining the card in the central slot of the card edge connector in a vertical direction.
A card edge connector assembly comprising:
- a card edge connector comprising an insulative housing defining an elongated central slot therein and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing;
- a card inserted into the central slot of the insulative housing of the card edge connector;
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- a retention clip assembled to the insulative housing of the card edge connector for retaining the card in the central slot of the card edge connector, the retention clip including a pair of substantially vertical spring arms sandwiching opposite side edges of the card, and a horizontal bridge connecting the spring arms, the bridge engaging with a top edge portion of the card to retain the card in the central slot in both vertical and lateral directions;
- wherein a second free end of the spring arm extends through the bridge, a spring tongue is formed by downwardly bending the second free end of the spring arm and downwardly presses against the top edge portion of the card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.