Patent ID: 7232329

Claim:
A cable connector assembly for mating with a complementary connector comprising a connector housing comprises a first housing piece and a second housing piece assembled to the first housing along the mating direction; each connector housing defining a mating interface and a mating direction, and having at least one external surface; a resilient latch having a base portion molded on said exterior surface of the first housing piece, and a deflectable arm extending from the base portion in spaced relationship to said exterior surface of the first housing piece and defining an engagement structure for engaging with a corresponding structure on the complementary connector, and a depressible actuator extending from the deflectable arm; anti-overstress means unitarily molded with and laterally extending from at least one of the deflectable arm and the depressible actuator; and a pair of anti-fishhook ribs extending from the external surface of the second housing piece in spaced relationship to said deflectable arm, and having anti-overstress arms extending from at least one of said anti-fishhook ribs for limiting deflection of said deflectable arm of said latch relative to said external surface of the second housing piece; and spring means unitarily connected to at least one of the deflectable arm and the depressible actuator, and extending toward the external surfaces for providing enough spring when an actuating force is applied to said latch; the latch comprises a first latch piece, a second latch piece in spaced relationship to the first latch piece along a direction perpendicular to the mating direction; the first latch piece is similar to the second latch piece in structure, and each comprises the base portion unitarily with the external surface of the first housing piece, the deflectable arm rearwardly extending from the base portion with the engagement structure formed thereon; the spring means with a strip shape is unitarily molded with the depressible actuator, and extends downwardly and forwardly toward the external surface.