Patent ID: 7238040

Claim:
A cable connector assembly comprising: a housing; a plurality of conductive contacts located in the housing; a cable electrically connecting with the conductive contacts; a pulling member moveable relative to the housing in a horizontal direction and comprising a front cooperating portion and a rear operating portion; a latch member discrete from the pulling member and assembled to the housing for latching with a complementary connector, the latch member comprising an engaging portion assembled to the housing, a connecting portion extending from the engaging section and capable of being actuated by the cooperating portion of the pulling member, and a front latching portion extending forwardly from at least one of the engaging portion and the connecting portion for latching to the complementary connector; and a pull tape assembled to at least one of the operating portion of the pulling member and the latch member for separating the cable connector assembly from the complementary connector; and wherein the housing comprises a base portion, and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, and wherein the pulling member and the latch member are assembled to the base portion of the housing.