Patent ID: 8591259

Claim:
A cable connector assembly, comprising: an insulative housing including a base portion and a first tongue and a second tongue extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and held in the first tongue and the second tongue; a cable electrically connected with the contacts; and a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing; wherein the metallic shell comprises a shielding member and an outer shell combined with the shielding member, the outer shell has a continued portion and a T-shaped fixing portion both integrally extending backwardly from two opposing sides thereof, the fixing portion has a clipping portion extending along a transverse direction on a free end thereof, and opposite free ends of the clipping portion are bent towards each other to clamp the cable while pressing on the continued portion; wherein the outer shell has a conjoint portion with a tube shape; wherein the shielding member comprises a front sleeve portion and a rear engaging portion, and the conjoint portion of the outer shell encloses the engaging portion; wherein the engaging portion is U-shaped and comprises a bottom wall and a pair of side walls connected with the bottom wall; wherein a pair of elastic portions are defined on the bottom wall, a pair of matching holes are formed by a spacer and the insulative housing, and the elastic portions are locked in the corresponding matching holes.