Patent ID: 7326076

Claim:
A cable assembly mating with a complementary connector along a front-to-back direction, comprising: an insulative housing defining a pair of first retention cavities; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing; a cable extending along a left-to-right direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction with a plurality of conductors electrically connecting with the contacts; an insulator comprising a base and a distal portion extending from the base; a pair of covers assembled on the rear portion of the housing, and defining a body portion, a receiving portion extending rearwardly from the body portion and a pair of opposite side portions with a pair of U-shaped second retention cavities therein, respectively, the base of the insulator being received in the body portion, and the distal portion of the insulator being received in the receiving portion, the first retention cavities aligned with the corresponding second retention cavities in the front-to-back direction; and a pair of locking members received in the second retention cavities of the covers and extending into the first retention cavities of the housing.