Cable connector having integrally formed metal latch and cable strain relief

• US 6,619,989 B1
• Filed: 05/30/2002
• Issued: 09/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yi, Chong Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, HIEN D
• Application Number:
  US10/161,465
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 439/610, 439/350, 439/357, 439/358, 439/354, 439/607
• US Class Current: 439/607.48
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5808 formed by a metallic element crimped around the cable H01R4/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/62 Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices

Abstract

A cable connector (1) comprises an insulating housing (10), a plurality of mating portions (16) secured at a first end (12) of the housing, a cable (26) secured to the housing (10) and extending through a second end (14) of the housing and electrically connecting with the mating portions, and a metal piece (34) secured to the housing. The metal piece includes a metal latch (36) and a strain relief (38) integrally formed with the metal latch. The metal latch is secured at a top of the housing to contact a grounding piece of a mating connector. The strain relief is secured around an exposed portion of a cable (26) of the cable connector, and electrically engages with metal braiding (28) of the cable.

Claims

1. A cable connector comprising:

an insulating housing defining a first end and a second end opposite to the first end thereof;

a plurality of electrical mating portions secured at the first end of the housing for electrically connecting with a mating connector;

a cable secured to the housing, extending through the second end and electrically connecting with the electrical mating portions;

a metal latch having an inclined portion located on the housing for latching to the mating connector; and

a metal strain relief integrally formed with the metal latch and defining a first crimping portion crimping around a portion of the cable, the strain relief electrically connecting with metal braiding of the cable;

wherein

the metal latch comprises a horizontal portion between the inclined portion and the strain relief, the second end of the housing defining a pair of spaced blocks thereon, the horizontal portion being retained between the pair of spaced blocks;

wherein

the metal latch defines at a free end of the inclined portion a retaining portion parallel to the horizontal portion, the first end of the housing defining a recess therein, the retaining portion being retained within the recess wherein the strain relief further comprises a second crimping portion and an inclined connect portion between the first and second crimping portions, the second crimping portion having a diameter smaller than that of the first crimping portion and directly crimping around the metal braiding of the cable.

2. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inclined portion of the metal latch defines a latch tab thereon for latching to the mating connector.