Patent ID: 6790089
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable assembly comprising:an insulating housing defining a plurality of channels; and a plurality of circuit modules juxtaposed in the housing, each circuit module comprising a circuit board received in a corresponding channel of the housing, a plurality of cables connecting to the circuit board, and a overmolded casing substantially encasing a connection area of the circuit board and corresponding cables, the casing comprising opposite first and second faces, at least one protrusion protruded from the first face, and at least one recess defined in the second face; wherein the casing has at least one protrusion formed on the second race adjacent to the at least one recess and at least one recess defined in the first face adjacent to the at least one protrusion, the protrusions on the opposite first and second faces sloping along opposite directions; wherein the circuit module comprises a grounding plate disposed within the casing; further comprising a fastening means, and wherein the channels of the housing extend in a first direction of the housing and the casing of each circuit module defines a through-hole extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction of the housing for insertion of the fastening means; wherein each of the cables comprises a light-curving portion formed within the casing.