Patent ID: 7413473

Claim:
A cable connector assembly adapted for mating with a complementary connector mounted to a panel, comprising: a housing comprising a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion having a first surface and being sized to fit within the complementary connector, the base portion having a second surface disposed at a level on the housing that is above the first surface of the tongue portion; a latch member comprising an engaging portion attached to the second surface of the base portion and a latching portion extending beyond the base portion and located above the first surface of the tongue portion; and an actuating member having an operating portion extending beyond said base portion, a cooperating portion disposed between the latch member and said second surface of the base portion, and an intermediate portion interconnecting the operating portion and the cooperating portion, said actuating member being sized, structured and arranged such that movement of said actuating member away and toward said tongue portion caused the latching portion of the latch member to be raised and lowered relative to the first surface of the tongue portion; and an EMI gasket mounted to an outer periphery of the tongue portion for mechanical and electrical engagement with the panel where the complementary connector is mounted.