Patent ID: 6857912
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable assembly comprising: an insulative housing comprising a plurality of chamnels and an aperture extending along a direction perpendicular to the channels; a plurality of recesses respectively in a top face and a bottom face of the housing, and a plurality of depressions recessed downwardly from the corresponding recesses a plurality of circuit modules each comprising a circuit board retained in a corresponding channel of the housing and defining therethrough a hole aligned with the aperture of the housing, a plurality of first and second cables electrically connecting to one side of the circuit board, and a grounding plate attached to an opposite side of the circuit board, each second cable being electrically connected with the grounding plate; a cover comprising first and second halves jointed together and being attached to the housing, the cover defining a bore extending through the first and second halves wherein each half forming a pair of latches which extending forwardly from front edges of a top panel and a bottom panel for engaging with the depressions of the housing, and a plurality of dowel pins and corresponding holes disposed in the each half for joining the first and second halves together; and first and second fastening elements respectively inserted into the holes of the circuit boards through the aperture of the housing and the bore of the cover for retaining the circuit modules in their original positions.