Patent ID: 6824426
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical cable assembly comprising:a unitary longitudinal insulative housing defining an uninterrupted central slot along a lengthwise direction thereof, the housing comprising opposite first and second elongated walls located at two longitudinal sides of the central slot; a cavity recessed from an interior face of the first elongated wall and in communication with the central slot in a transverse direction; a plurality of first and second contacts disposed in the first elongated wall and separated by the cavity; and a plurality of wires electrically connecting with the first and the second contacts; wherein a plurality of third contacts disposed in the second elongated wall and in alignment with the cavity in the transverse direction, and further comprising a plurality of wires electrically connecting with the third contacts; wherein the second elongated wall is thinned except for a portion receiving the third contacts; wherein the second elongated wall has an expanded portion integrally formed on an exterior face thereof and in alignment with the cavity in the transverse direction; wherein a plurality of third contacts and a plurality of wires electrically connecting with the third contacts, and wherein the expanded portion defines a plurality of passageways receiving the corresponding third contacts; wherein a spacer mounted on a rear face of the housing to seal the rear face except for a plurality of slits through which the first, the second and the third contacts extend rearwardly; wherein each contact comprises a contact portion with a curved contact section exposed in the central slot of the housing, a tail portion extending outwardly from the housing, and a retention portion connecting the contact portion and the tail portion; wherein a cover over-molded on the housing to cover the first, the second and the third contacts and the wires; wherein the tail portions of the first and the second contacts are arranged in a first row, and wherein the tail portions of the third contacts are arranged in a second row offsetting from the first row in the transverse direction.