Patent ID: 7410382
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector assembly mating with a complementary connector along a front-to-back direction, comprising: an insulative housing defining a forwardly extending mating port with a pair of opposite side portions, with at least one first retention cavity defined therein; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing; a cover being at least partially configured to be of an L-shape, said cover including a front and a rear covers assembled to the housing along the front-to-back direction and defining a pair of opposite side sections, with at least one downwardly extending second retention cavity defined therein; wherein the first retention cavity aligned with the corresponding second retention cavity in an up-to-down direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction; at least one locking member being configured to be of an L-shape and arranged aside corresponding L-shaped section of the cover, said locking member comprising a cover retention section received in the second retention cavity of the cover, and a housing retention section extending into the first retention cavity of the housing; and at least one cable connected to a rear portion of the housing and being partially enclosed by the cover.