Patent ID: 6860749

Claim:
A cable end connector assembly for mating with a complementary connector, comprising: an insulative housing comprising a pair of wing portions extending along a front-to-rear direction from a rear end thereof; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing; a cable comprising a plurality of conductors electrically connecting with corresponding contacts; a cover enclosing the rear end of the insulative housing and defining a pair of passages, said wing portions of the insulative housing respectively received in the passages; and a locking member comprising at a front end thereof a retaining portion secured with the insulative housing, a supporting portion at a rear end thereof engaged with the cover, a pressing portion close to the supporting portion and respectively engaged with the pair of wing portions of the insulative housing, and at least one latch section located on the front end thereof close to the retaining portion and adapted for locking with the complementary connector, the pressing portion being movable along a direction perpendicular to said front-to-rear direction and curve toward the cover under a pressing force wherein the pressing portion of the locking member comprises a body section and a pair of side beams extending vertically from the body section, and wherein the wing portion of the insulative housing defines a cutout to receive the side beam of the locking member and allow the side beam a restricted up and down movement.