Patent ID: 8506319

Claim:
A cable connector comprising: a connector body extending between a cable end and a mating end, the cable end being configured to be coupled to a cable, the mating end being configured to be coupled to a corresponding connector; a latch positioned proximate to the mating end to secure the cable connector to the corresponding connector, the latch moveable between an open, unlatched position and a closed, latched position; and an actuator to move the latch between the unlatched position and the latched position, the actuator extending between a biasing end that engages the latch, and an operating end opposite the biasing end, the operating end of the actuator extending from the cable end and being configured to be grasped by an operator to receive an opening force that moves the biasing end to operate the latch, the operating end having an upper tab and a lower tab, the upper tab extending along an upper portion of the cable, the lower tab extending from the upper tab and extending along a lower portion of the cable.