Patent ID: 8388367

Claim:
A direct attach cable, comprising: a cable that an end portion thereof is connected to a paddle card; a housing formed to store the paddle card and the end portion of the cable and to be insertable into and extractable from a cage as a connection target of the paddle card, the housing having a square cross section in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction; a latch formed into a wedge shape protruding on one surface of the housing on a rear end side in the insertion direction and engaged with an engaging portion of a plate spring provided on the cage when the housing is inserted in the cage; a de-latching lever in a lever shape for releasing the engagement between the latch and the plate spring, the de-latching lever being provided posterior to the latch of the housing in the insertion direction and pushing up the plate spring to disengage the engaging portion of the plate spring from the latch; a link formed in a frame shape so as to be fitted to the housing on the rear end side in the insertion direction and so that an inner surface thereof surrounds the de-latching lever on an effort side, the link pushing up the plate spring via the de-latching lever by moving toward the rear end side in the insertion direction; and a pull-tab for moving the link on the rear end side of the housing in the insertion direction.