Cable assembly
First Claim
1. A cable assembly, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions;
a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space;
an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and
a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions.
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Abstract
A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions; a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space; an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions; a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space; an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cable assembly, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a recess area in a middle portion thereof; a flexible flat cable received into the recess area; an upper shell comprising a main body portion accommodated in the recess area to shield the flexible flat cable and a pair of fixing portions connecting with lateral sides of the main body portion and engaging with the insulative housing; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on two side portions of the insualtive housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining an upward middle supporting portion with a pair of fixing portions raised upwardly with regard to the supporting portion; a flexible flat cable (FFC) positioned upon an upper surface of the supporting; an upper shell defining a middle main portion seated upon the FFC so as to cooperate with the supporting portion to sandwich said FFC therebetween, and a pair of positioning portions raised upwardly with regard to the middle main portion and securely seated upon the pair of fixing portions of the housing, respectively; and a bottom shell defining a base portion directly abutting against an undersurface of the supporting portion;
whereinthe base portion includes a front section upwardly offset from remainders and received in a recess formed in a front area of said undersurface of the supporting portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification