Patent ID: 6881092
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable end connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing comprising a plurality of passageways; a plurality of contacts received in the passageways of the insulative housing; a plurality of wires electrically connected with the contacts; a shell assembled to the insulative housing; a bridge portion projecting outside the shell; and a pull tab fixed to the bridge portion; wherein the shell comprises a base portion and the bridge portion is integrally stamped from the base portion; wherein the bridge portion comprises a pair of incline sections projecting from the base portion and a retaining bar connecting the two incline sections; wherein a space is defined below the retaining bar and above a plane where the base portion lies for allowing the pull tab to extend therethrough; wherein the pull tab comprises a receiving portion receiving the retaining bar and a pull portion extending from the receiving portion for being pulled; wherein the shell comprises a first and a second shell halves, and wherein the bridge portion is formed on the first shell half; wherein the wires extend from a position between the first and the second shell halves and then perpendicular to a direction along which the passageways of the insulative housing extend.