CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IMPROVED LATCH MEMBER
First Claim
1. A cable connector assembly comprising a connector and a cable connected with the connector, the connector comprising:
- a housing comprising a mating portion and a body portion, the body portion comprising a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly from a bottom wall of the receiving slot;
a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, the latch mechanism comprising a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member and moveable along a horizontal direction, the latch member comprising a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion connecting the locking portion and the holding portion, the pulling member being actuatable to release the locking portion from a locking state, the connecting portion of the latch member comprising a first opening mating with the post, the first opening extending from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion; and
a metal casing enclosing the housing.
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Abstract
A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable. The connector includes: a housing including a mating portion and a body portion, a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, and a metal casing enclosing the housing. The body portion includes a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly. The latch mechanism includes a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member. The latch member includes a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion of the latch member includes a first opening mating with the post. The first opening extends from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion.
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1. A cable connector assembly comprising a connector and a cable connected with the connector, the connector comprising:
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a housing comprising a mating portion and a body portion, the body portion comprising a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly from a bottom wall of the receiving slot; a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, the latch mechanism comprising a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member and moveable along a horizontal direction, the latch member comprising a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion connecting the locking portion and the holding portion, the pulling member being actuatable to release the locking portion from a locking state, the connecting portion of the latch member comprising a first opening mating with the post, the first opening extending from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion; and a metal casing enclosing the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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a housing defining a receiving slot in an exterior surface; a latch mechanism assembled to the exterior surface of the housing and including a metallic deflectable latch member secured to the housing and in and out moveable with regard to the receiving slot in a cantilevered manner, and an insulative deflectable pulling member behind the latch member, the latch member defining a latching hook at a front end and a through hole with a U-shaped rib structure surrounding a front side and two opposite lateral sides of said through hole, and the pulling member forming at a front end a transverse bar extending through the through hole and under the latch member in an intersecting manner, said transverse bar being essentially located at an opening side of said U-shaped rib structure;
whereinwhen the pulling member is move backwardly generally in a horizontal direction, the latch member is upwardly raised up in said cantilevered manner to have said latching hook move away from the exterior surface for unlatching. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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Specification