Patent ID: 6905373

Claim:
A cable assembly comprising: an insulating housing defining a plurality of cavities; a plurality of contacts received in corresponding cavities of the housing, each contact comprising an intermediate portion, a central contact beam extending from one end of the intermediate portion and being deflectable relative to the intermediate portion along a first direction, a pair of side contact beams extending from two opposite sides of the intermediate portion and being deflectable relative to the intermediate portion along a second direction different from the first direction and a tail portion extending from an opposite end of the intermediate portion; and a plurality of cables terminated to the tail portions of corresponding contacts, wherein the central contact beam comprises a first spring arm extending upwardly and rearwardly from the intermediate portion and a second spring arm extending forwardly and downwardly from the first spring arm and having a free end for abutting against the intermediate portion, wherein the first spring arm has a first curved portion connecting with the one end of the intermediate portion and a second curved portion connecting with the second spring arm for contacting with a complementary contact, wherein the side contact beams are located between the first and the second curved portions of the central contact beam along a longitudinal direction of the contact, wherein the side contact beams comprise a pair of vertical arms located at opposite sides of the first spring arm and a pair of resilient side arms extending rearwardly from the vertical arms and having connecting portions extending toward each other, and wherein the second curved portion of the first spring arm extends rearwardly beyond the connecting portions of the resilient side arms.