Patent ID: 7794273
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector assembly, comprising: an insulative housing defining a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said base portion having at least a through hole in a lateral side thereof, said mating portion having a tongue portion and a pair of guiding portion arranged lateral sides of the mating portion, said tongue portion including a first panel portion and a second panel portion arranged in a side-by-side manner and extending along a mating direction, the tongue portion further having an expanded portion located between the first panel portion and the second panel portion; a plurality of contacts received in the housing, said first and second panel portion respectively having a plurality of first and second receiving passageways receiving the contacts; a plurality of wires electrically connected to the contacts; a spacer having a stop block and a plurality of positioning ribs extending forwardly from a front face thereof, said stop block defining a plurality of through holes communicated with the first and the second passageways, said positioning ribs disposed above corresponding through holes; and a fastening device incorporated in the through holes, said fastening device comprising a bolt matching with a nut received in the through hole, said nut having an engaging portion split into at least two deformable pieces, and the bolt slidably received in the nut to urge the deformable piece splaying when the bolt is pushed in; wherein blocking means are arranged between the bolt and the nut to prevent the bolt sliding out of the nut.