Patent ID: 8414337

Claim:
A cable assembly for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector, the cable assembly comprising: a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate a plurality of pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth of the plug housing; a cable coupled to the plug housing, the cable having a plurality of conductive traces that correspond to and are electrically coupled to the plurality of pins; and a connector base, mechanically coupled to the plug housing by the cable, the connector base having a plurality of connection pads electrically coupled to respective ones of the plurality of conductive traces, wherein the plurality of pins each include: a base for supporting the pin within the plug housing; an elongated shaft extending from the base; and an engaging portion located on an end of the elongated shaft opposite the base for engaging a receiving pin, the elongated shaft including a limit stop protruding from a top surface of the elongated shaft for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement of the engaging portion with the receiving pin.