Patent ID: 7052327

Claim:
A method for assembling an electrical connector assembly, comprising the steps of: providing an insulative housing having a base portion and a mating portion extending therefrom; providing a plurality of slots in the mating portion each terminating to a closed end; providing a plurality of passageways in the base portion, each passageway communicating with a slot; providing a plurality of contacts; providing a cable having a plurality of wires each electrically connected to the contact; inserting the contacts into an insulative insert, the insert defining a plurality of channels, mounting sections of the contacts being received in channels; providing a groove in the insert and providing a plurality of resilient tabs on the shield, the tabs being received in the groove; inserting the contacts into the slots through the passageways with an end of the contact emplaced in the closed end; providing a pair of guiding portions each formed on a transverse side of the housing; and providing a pair of latch devices each partially enclosing the guiding portion.