Patent ID: 6602094
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical cable connector comprising:a socket body having opposite front and rear ends, two opposite side faces extending between said front and rear ends, and a plurality of terminal passages formed in said socket body and extending from said rear end to said front end, each of said opposite side faces being formed with a first retaining recess that extends from said rear end toward said front end in a longitudinal direction, and a second retaining recess that extends in a transverse direction relative to said longitudinal direction; a plurality of terminals received in said terminal passages, respectively; a plurality of cable wires having end portions connected to said terminals, respectively; and a cable sleeve connected to and extending from said rear end of said socket body and sleeved around said end portions of said cable wires, said cable sleeve including an inner housing that surrounds said end portions of said cable wires and that has a front end, said cable sleeve further including two opposite latch members extending outwardly from two opposite sides of said front end of said inner housing, each of said latch members having a longitudinal portion that is fittingly dispsoed in a respective one of said first retaining recesses in said side faces, and a transverse portion that extends from said longitudinal portion in said transverse direction and that is fittingly disposed in a respective one of said second retaining recesses in said side faces so as to limit movement of said inner housing relative to said socket body.