Patent ID: 6325681
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical cable connector comprising a plurality of contacts and a plurality of cables, said contacts being aligned and retained in a row extending in a right and left direction in an electrically Insulative housing, and each of said cables being connected at one end thereof to a corresponding contact in said insulative housing and extending out of said insulative housing;wherein:each of said contacts comprises a base portion and a resilient arm portion, said base portion being fixed in said insulative housing, and said resilient arm portion being formed in one body with said base portion and extending along said base portion with a predetermined distance therebetween;said one end of said cable is connected directly to said base portion by mounting directly on said base portion; andwhen said cable connector is engaged with a matable connector, each of said contacts receives and holds a corresponding contact portion of said matable connector in a space between said base portion and said resilient arm portion, so that the contacts of said cable connector and said matable connector are connected electrically.