Patent ID: 7651350

Claim:
A cable assembly adapted for mounting to a panel, comprising: an insulative housing including a mating portion, a mounting portion extending rearward from the mating portion and a base portion connected to the mounting portion, a locking tab formed on the mating portion and disposed adjacent to the mounting portion; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and connected to wires; a retaining member connected to the base portion of the insulative housing, said retaining member having a passageway extending along a longitudinal direction; a sliding member accommodated in the passageway of the retaining member and capable of moving along therein; a spring member received in the passageway of the retaining member for pushing the sliding member to slide along the longitudinal direction to reach a lateral side of the mounting portion; and a pulling tape attached to the sliding member for pulling the sliding member away from the lateral side of the mounting portion.