Patent ID: 8641445
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector assembly, comprising: a mating member; a printed circuit board with a LED; a cable having a plurality of wires and connected with the mating member; a light pipe having a pair of protrusions parallel to each other, and the protrusions neighboring to the LED; and an insulated shell enclosing the cable and the mating member, the printed circuit board disposed in the insulative shell; wherein each protrusion has a leg portion protruding forwards from a front end thereof, and the printed circuit board defines a pair of outlets on opposite sides thereof to engage with the corresponding leg portions; wherein the outlets are defined neighboring to one side of the printed circuit board; wherein the protrusions are perpendicular to the printed circuit board, at least one of the protrusions has a recess towards the printed circuit board, and the recess is aligned with the LED on the printed circuit board; and wherein the mating member and the cable are located on opposite sides of the printed circuit board.