Patent ID: 6843683

Claim:
A cable end connector assembly adapted for mating with a complementary electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing comprising an upper wall, a lower wall opposite to the upper wall, and a first and a second sidewalls connecting with the upper and lower walls, a cutout defined in the first sidewall adjacent to a rear edge of the housing, the second sidewall forming a guiding projection extending rearwardly from a front edge of the dielectric housing and terminated spaced from the rear edge of the dielectric housing with a distance and leaving a space on the back of the guiding projection, the dielectric housing defining a receiving slot in the rear edge thereof; a plurality of contacts assembled in the dielectric housing, each contact comprising a mating portion adapted for electrically connecting the complementary connector and a tail portion opposite to the mating portion; a spacer assembled to the dielectric housing and received in the receiving slot of the dielectric housing; a cable having a plurality of conductive cores electrically connecting with the contacts; and a cover over-molded with the rear end of the housing and a front end of the cable for protecting the electrical connection between the conductive cores and the contacts, the cover occupying both said cutout and said space with two side edges thereof aligned with outer side edges of the first sidewall and the guiding projection, in a front to-back direction; wherein a pair of parallel ribs is formed on the upper and lower walls of the dielectric housing respectively and adjacent to the rear end of the housing; wherein a pair of first protrusions is formed on the ribs respectively and extends beyond a periphery of the cutout; wherein wherein a pair of second protrusions is formed on the second sidewall and adjacent to the ribs of the housing; wherein the cover comprises a front receiving portion receiving the rear end of the housing and a cable receiving portion receiving the front end of the cable, the front receiving portion comprises an upper and a lower walls connecting with the first and second lateral walls, the upper and lower walls and the first and second lateral walls together define a receiving cavity, the rear end of the housing is received in the receiving cavity; wherein a pair of slots is define in an inner upper wall and an inner lower wall of the cover and communicates with the receiving cavity, the ribs and the first and second protrusions are received in the slots, and engage with inner walls of the receiving cavity for providing retaining force between the housing and the cove.