Patent ID: 6383025
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable connector assembly, comprising:an insulative housing having at least one securing portion, a receiving space being defined in the housing, and a receiving opening being defined in a rear of the housing; a plurality of electrical contacts fixed in the housing, each of the contacts comprising a connecting portion, a contact portion extending rearwardly and upwardly from a front end of the connecting portion at an acute angle therefrom, and an engaging portion extending from a rear end of the connecting portion; a cable including a plurality of signal wires and at least one ground wire, each of the signal wires having a signal conductor therein, each of the signal conductors electrically connecting with the engaging portion of a corresponding electrical contact, each of the at least one ground wire having a ground conductor therein; and a conductive shield, covering the housing and connecting with the ground conductor of the at least one ground wire, the ground conductor being located in the at least one securing portion of the housing; wherein the at least one securing portion of the housing is located in at least one of opposite sides of the housing, and each of the at least one securing portion includes a horizontal slot and a vertical slot forming a t-shaped cross.