Patent ID: 6171134
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable connector comprising:a front insulative housing having a base board, a mating section forwardly projecting from the base board for mating with a mating connector, upper and a lower engaging slots defined through the base board;a rear insulative housing including a main body and a pair of joining sections formed at opposite ends of the main body for engaging with the base board of the front insulative housing, the main body comprising a receiving section, a pair of assembling sections extending from opposite ends of the receiving section, and upper and lower receiving slots defined in the receiving section and aligned with the engaging slots of the front insulative housing to form receiving passageways for receiving corresponding contacts;a plurality of contacts each comprising a piercing section for piercing an insulation of a mating wire and a connecting section for electrically connecting with a mating connector;a pair of positioning members fixed to the main body of the rear insulative housing for forcing the mating wires to engage the piercing sections of corresponding contacts; anda shell comprising a base plate, a shielding section forwardly projecting from the base plate, and a pair of latching arms projecting in a direction opposite to the shielding section from opposite ends of the base plate for securing the front insulative housing, the rear insulative housing and the positioning members together.