Patent ID: 7798834

Claim:
A cable assembly adapted for mounting to a panel defining at least a hole therein, said cable assembly comprising: a first insulated housing having a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion, at least a first mounting slot and a corresponding second mounting slot defined in the base portion, said first mounting slot perpendicular to and in communication with the second mounting slot; a plurality of terminals received in the first insulated housing; a fastening member mounted to the base portion of the first insulated housing for fastening the first insulated housing to the panel, the fastening member including a latching member accommodated in the first mounting slot and an anchoring plate accommodated in the second mounting slot, the latching member having a base portion and a shrinkable post portion integrated with the base portion, the anchoring plate defining a first through hole and a second through hole communicated with the first through hole, the post portion being larger than the second through hole and smaller than the first through hole; and the post portion of the latching member inserted into the first mounting hole and locked into the second through hole of the anchoring plate, and the anchoring plate being moveable to align the post portion of the latching member with the first through hole of the anchoring plate to release the latching member from the anchoring plate.