Patent ID: 8851905
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly comprising: at least one cable having wire conductors; at least one printed circuit board having a first end and a second end, the printed circuit board further having offset notches therein; a first plurality of pads attached to said first end of said printed circuit board; a second plurality of pads attached to said second end of said printed circuit board; a connector having a plurality of beams; a housing having a top hood portion and a bottom hood portion, the top hood portion having fastener holes therein that align with fastener holes in the bottom hood portion when the housing is assembled; and fastener members configured to be disposed within the fastener holes of the top and bottom portions to fasten the top hood portion to the bottom portion when the housing is assembled, the fastener members also configured to be disposed within the offset notches of the printed circuit board to secure the printed circuit board within the housing when the housing is assembled; wherein said wire conductors of said cable are attached to said second plurality of pads on said second end of said printed circuit board, and wherein said beams of said connector are separably attachable to said first plurality of pads on said first end of said printed circuit board; and wherein said hood portions are separably attached and can be separated so as to allow for the removal and replacement of said printed circuit board.