Patent ID: 6083031
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable end connector comprising:an insulative outer casing defining an interior space therein, said outer casing having a side wall defining an opening, and a front wall defining a hole, both the opening and the hole being in communication with the interior space;a connector body retaining contact elements therein and being adapted to engage with a mating connector, the connector body being received and retained in the interior space and exposed through the opening of the insulative outer casing;a cable having a leading end extending into the interior space of the outer casing through the hole to electrically connect with the contact elements;a positioning pin extending through the side wall at one side of the opening and being adapted to be inserted into a hole defined in the mating connector for properly positioning the cable end connector with respect to the mating connector; anda single fastener having a threaded end adapted to threadedly engage with the mating connector to secure the cable end connector to the mating connector, the threaded end extending through the side wall at a pin side of the opening.