Patent ID: 7780466
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing; a cable including a plurality of wires electrically and mechanically terminated with corresponding contacts; and a locking member assembled to the housing and exposed to outside for locking/unlocking the connector from a complementary connector, said locking member defining at a front end thereof a retention portion for securing the locking member on the housing, an actuating portion at a rear end thereof, and a locking portion extending rearwards across the retention portion and connecting to the actuating portion; wherein the retention portion defines a planar plate abutting against a top face of the housing and a pair of retention tabs at a front end thereof for engaging with the housing; wherein the locking member comprises a curved resilient portion connecting the locking portion and the retention portion and extending widthwise between the pair of retention tabs; wherein the retention portion has a plurality of barbs interference fit in the housing; wherein the locking member comprises at least one latch tab projecting upwardly from the locking portion for engaging with a complementary connector; wherein the housing provides a protrusion formed on the top face thereof, and wherein the retention portion defines a slot between the pair of retention tabs for receiving the protrusion of the housing; and wherein the locking portion is backwardly folded from a front edge of the retention portion via the curved resilient portion, and essentially located aligned with and located above said retention portion in a vertical direction.