Patent ID: 7217142

Claim:
A cable connector assembly adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary connector along a mating direction, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of receiving passages extending therethrough along said mating direction; a plurality of contacts respectively received in the receiving passages, each contact comprising a mating portion exposed beyond one end corresponding receiving passage, a media portion engagingly received in said receiving passage, and an end portion exposed beyond the other end of said receiving passage; a circuit board assembled to the insulative housing; a plurality of conductive elements, each conductive element comprising a connecting portion electrically connecting with the end portion of corresponding contact and a tail portion soldered with one end of the circuit board; a cable electrically connecting with the circuit board; a front cover made of metal material and capable of attracted by said complementary connector, said front cover assembled to the housing with the contacting portions of the contacts exposed in the front cover; and a rear cover assembled to the housing to enclose rear of the housing, the conductive elements, the circuit board and front end of the cable; and a strain relief member electrically connecting with the circuit board and the cable.