Patent ID: 8777664

Claim:
A cable connector, comprising: a plug housing defining a mating surface; a paddle PCB retained in the plug housing and comprising a cantilevered tongue plate extending forwardly beyond the mating surface, the tongue plate being provided with a plurality of conductive pads on at least one side surface thereof; and cables electrically connected to the conductive pads of the paddle PCB, wherein the tongue plate comprises a first tongue and a second tongue adjacent to the first tongue; the conductive pads comprise a plurality of first pads formed on the first tongue and a plurality of second pads formed on the second tongue, the second pads being compatible to USB 3.0 protocol; the second pads comprise a plurality of differential signal pads and ground pads among which the differential signal pads are paired and the ground pads are located at opposite lateral sides of each paired differential signal pads, the first pads being arranged as GGVV, or VGVG, or VVGG, or GVGV, or GVVG, or VGGV, or VSSG, or GSSV; the plug housing comprises a first exterior wall and a locking mechanism on the first exterior wall, the locking mechanism comprising a locking arm outside the tongue plate and a pressing portion for driving the locking arm so that the locking arm is swingable with respect to the first exterior wall, the locking arm extending forwardly beyond the mating surface and comprising a hook towards the tongue plate; and the plug housing comprises a second exterior wall opposite the first exterior wall, the second exterior wall comprising a flat position block cantileveredly extending forwardly beyond the mating surface with tongue plate located between the flat position block and the locking arm, the flat position block being parallel to the tongue plate.