Patent ID: 6955568

Claim:
A cable connector comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts, each contact comprising a contacting portion received in the insulative housing and a tail portion rearwardly extending beyond the housing; a contact holder mounted to the insulative housing and latchably engaged with the housing, the contact holder defining a plurality of passageways, each tail portion of the contacts passing through a corresponding passageway; and a cable having a plurality of conductors soldered to corresponding tail portions of the contacts; wherein the insulative housing comprises a base portion and a tongue extending forwardly from the base portion, the contact holder latches with the base portion; wherein the base portion of the housing comprises a top wall and a bottom wall spaced arranged in a vertical direction, and a pair of side walls spaced arranged in a lateral direction, the contact holder comprises a base and a pair of arms extending forwardly form lateral sides of the base, and wherein each arm has a latch portion to latch with the side walls of the insulative housing; wherein the contact holder comprises a retention portion extending outwardly from substantially a middle of the base and defining a plurality of grooves, and communicating with the passageways, and wherein the tail portions of the contacts are respectively received in the grooves; wherein the retention portion comprises a first retention post and a second retention post on each side thereof, the first and the second retention posts separating the tail portions of each contact for preventing the contacts from short, further comprising a metal shell enclosing the tongue of the insulative housing and latching with the contact holder, further comprising an overmold enclosing the insulative housing, the shell and the contact holder.