Cable assembly having hold-down arrangement
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a mounting surface for retaining a plurality of cables and a mating surface parallel to the mounting surface for mating with a mating connector;
a plurality of contacts retained in said insulating housing;
a shell member assembled on the insulating housing for covering said mounting surface;
whereinsaid shell member includes at least one retaining leg extending downwardly for mounting on to a printed circuit board, the retaining leg defines an operating portion extending outwardly thereby defining an operation space for a user and a tip end adapted for being inserted into and mounted onto the printed circuit board.
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Provided is a cable assembly comprises an insulative housing having a plurality of contact terminals disposed therein. A plurality of conductive wires each is terminated with the plurality of contact terminals. And a hold-down arrangement is securely attached to the housing, and includes a metallic base portion substantially covering interconnection between the contact terminals and the conductive wires. The arrangement includes a first anchors interlocked to the housing, and a second anchors extending beyond a mating interface of the housing.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulating housing defining a mounting surface for retaining a plurality of cables and a mating surface parallel to the mounting surface for mating with a mating connector; a plurality of contacts retained in said insulating housing; a shell member assembled on the insulating housing for covering said mounting surface;
whereinsaid shell member includes at least one retaining leg extending downwardly for mounting on to a printed circuit board, the retaining leg defines an operating portion extending outwardly thereby defining an operation space for a user and a tip end adapted for being inserted into and mounted onto the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cable assembly, comprising:
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an insulative housing having a plurality of contact terminals disposed therein; a plurality of conductive wires each terminated with the plurality of contact terminals; a hold-down arrangement attached to the housing, and including a metallic base portion substantially covering interconnection between the contact terminals and the conductive wires, and having first anchors interlocked to the housing, and second anchors extending beyond a mating interface of the housing; and a removal aid on each of the second anchors. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. The cable assembly as recited 10, further comprising a stop on each of the second anchors.
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15. An interconnecting system, comprising:
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a printed circuit board; a first connector mounted onto the printed circuit board and including at least a first contact; a cable assembly including a second connector having a second contact interengaged with the first contact when the first and second connector mated together, and at least a conductive wire terminated to the second contact; a hold-down arrangement having a pair of boardlocks interlocked with the printed board to encapsulate the first and second connector to the printed circuit board for ensuring reliable interconnection between the first and second connectors; and a removal aid on each of the boardlocks faciliting easy removal of the boardlocks from the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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