CABLE CONNECTOR HAVING FASTENING MEMBER
First Claim
1. A cable connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways therethrough;
a plurality of contacts assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received in the passageways;
a cable comprising a plurality of conductors respectively electrically connecting with the contacts to form a plurality of junctions;
a cover enclosing the rear end of the housing and junctions between the contacts and the cable, the cover having a mating face having at least a longer edge and a projection formed on an outer periphery of the cover with a front surface coplanar with the mating face of the cover the projection and defining a fastening hole therethrough; and
a fastening member fixed to the cover and coupling with the fastening hole for fastening the cable connector to a coupling device.
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Abstract
A cable connector (100) in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (13) therethrough, a number of contacts (2) assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received in the passageways, a cable (5) including a number of conductors (50) respectively electrically connecting with connecting portions of the contacts to form a number of junctions, a cover (6) enclosing the rear end of the housing (1) and junctions between the contacts (2) and the cable (5), the cover (6) having a mating face (620) having at least a longer edge (622) and a projection (621) formed on outer periphery of the cover (6) with front surface coplanar with the mating face of the cover the projection and defining a fastening hole (6210) therethrough; and a fastening member (7) inserted into the cover and coupling with the fastening hole (6210) for fastening the cable connector (100) to a coupling device.
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16 Claims
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1. A cable connector, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways therethrough;
a plurality of contacts assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received in the passageways;
a cable comprising a plurality of conductors respectively electrically connecting with the contacts to form a plurality of junctions;
a cover enclosing the rear end of the housing and junctions between the contacts and the cable, the cover having a mating face having at least a longer edge and a projection formed on an outer periphery of the cover with a front surface coplanar with the mating face of the cover the projection and defining a fastening hole therethrough; and
a fastening member fixed to the cover and coupling with the fastening hole for fastening the cable connector to a coupling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating port in a front portion thereof and defining a mating direction along a front-to-back direction;
a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing and exposed to the mating port;
a cable having a plurality of conductors electrically connected to the corresponding contacts, respectively;
an insulative cover integrally molded over a rear portion of the housing and a front portion of the cable; and
said cover defines a protrusion with a locking screw attached thereto and back and forth moveable along said front-to-back direction;
whereinsaid mating port defines a long side and a short side, and the locking screw is located by the long side and accessibly operable from two sides of said locking screw along said long side. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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