Patent ID: 9257797
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A cable assembly comprising: a cover including a top cover and a bottom cover coupled together and defining an outer cavity therebetween; a shielding cage including a top cage and a bottom cage coupled together and defining an inner cavity therebetween, said shielding cage mounted into the outer cavity and having a mating port exposed out of the cover; an inner board mounted into the inner cavity, said inner board having a front portion, a rear portion opposite to the front portion, a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces, said top surface having a plurality of first pads adjacent to the rear portion, said bottom surface having a plurality of second pads adjacent to the rear portion, and one of said side surfaces having a first ground pad thereon; a cable having a jacket and a plurality of wires shrouded by the jacket, each wire having an outer coat and a conductor partially exposed out of the outer coat, said wires including a plurality of power wires soldered to the first pads, and a plurality of differential signal wires soldered to the second pads; and a resilient rib inwardly extending from one of the top cage and the bottom cage, said resilient rib resiliently and electrically contacting with the first ground pad.