Patent ID: 7192297

Claim:
A cable connector assembly adapted for mating with a complementary connector, comprising: a connector housing defining a mating interface and a connecting interface opposite to the mating interface, and having a plug receiving space adapted for receiving a mating portion of the complementary connector, a contact receiving space communicating with the plug receiving space, and a pair of lateral portions respectively located at opposite lateral sides thereof and defining a retention cavity; a plurality of contacts, each contact comprising a retaining portion reliably received in the contact receiving space, a mating end exposed to the plug receiving space, and a tail end rearwardly extending beyond the connecting interface; a cable comprising at least a signal conductor, and a grounding conductor respectively soldered to the tail ends of the contacts; a shell assembled to the connector housing from the mating interface of the connector housing; a cover enclosing the rear ends of the connector housing and the shell, the cover defining a pair of side portions, each side portion comprising a retention channel communicated with the retention cavity of the connector housing; and a pair of locking members, each locking member comprising a housing retention section received in the retention cavity of the connector housing, a cover retention section received in the retention channel of the cover, and a latch section for releasably locking with the complementary connector.