Patent ID: 7967624
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly for mounting to a panel, comprising: a housing comprising a mating portion and a retaining portion extending rearward and outward from a rear end of the mating portion, the retaining portion having a receiving hole therein and a cutout defined in the retaining portion and communicated with the receiving hole, at least one key formed on each of an upper surface and a lower surface of the mating portion; a plurality of conductive contacts disposed in the housing; a positioning member attached to the retaining portion of the housing, the positioning member having an inner arm, an outer arm and a connecting portion connecting with the inner arm and the outer arm, the inner arm disposed in the receiving hole and having a front end extending out of the receiving hole, the outer arm located on a lateral side of the retaining portion and having a front end extending into the receiving hole via the cutout and capable of moving the inner arm rearward to make the front end of the inner arm retracted into the receiving hole.