Patent ID: 8366490

Claim:
A cable assembly, comprising: a plurality of contacts; an insulation housing molded outside the contacts and comprising a fastening portion protruding from a rear end of an upper surface of the housing, and a pair of side arms rearward extending from the two sides of a rear surface of the fastening portion; and a metal shell assembled on the insulation housing and located behind the fastening portion; wherein said fastening portion is substantially of U-shaped configuration with a pair of L-shaped cutout located on the two sides thereof and the two cutouts faces toward the outside, said metal shell comprises a pair of clasping portions respectively frontward extending from the front surface of two side walls of the rectangular frame, and the clasping portions are respectively inserted into their corresponding cutouts, wherein said metal shell further comprises a rectangular frame and a pair of L-shaped rims respectively outward and rearward extending from front ends of an upper surface and a lower surface of the rectangular frame, further comprising a front cover enclosing a part of the housing and attached to the L-shaped rim, further comprising a stress releasing portion, and a rear cover enclosing the metal shell and the stress releasing portion, wherein said stress releasing portion is substantially of rectangular configuration and comprises a rectangular portion enclosing the crimping portion and a extending portion rearward extending from the rectangular portion and enclosing the cable.