Patent ID: 7578680

Claim:
A cable assembly, comprising: a connector including an insulated housing and a plurality of contacts received therein; a printed circuit board having a front portion and an opposite rear portion, with the front portion thereof connected to the connector; a cable coupled to the rear portion of the printed circuit board; a metallic shell fastened to the printed circuit board; and a cover having a hollow portion, with the metallic shell entirely received therein; wherein the metallic shell has a number of walls together defining a receiving space therebetween to receive the printed circuit board therein; wherein the metal shell has a plurality of stumps extending into the receiving space and are inserted into positioning holes of the printed circuit board; wherein the stumps are soldered in the positioning holes of the printed circuit board; wherein the connector has a pair of arms extending rearward from a back surface of the insulated housing; wherein each arm has a groove receiving a lateral side of the front portion of the printed circuit board; wherein each arm has at least two positioning cavities located in a lower surface and an outer surface thereof, with positioning members of the metallic shell inserted therein; wherein tail portions of the contacts extend beyond a rear surface of the insulated housing and are soldered to conductive traces arranged on the front portion of the printed circuit board; wherein a stain relief member is molded over a front portion of the cable and fastened to the rear portion of the printed circuit board.