Cable assembly having improved pulling tab
AssigneeHon Hai Precisiion Inc. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
A cable assembly (100) includes a first connector (1), a cable (3) and a second connector (2) both electrically connecting to the first connector, and a pulling tab (5). The first connector includes an insulating housing (10) having an aperture (107) at a first end (102c), and a lock at a second end (102d) opposite to the first end. The pulling tab includes a stop at a first end (51) and a latch at a second end (52). The latch passes through the aperture and engages with the lock. The stop does not pass through the aperture. The pulling tab is thus reliably attached to the housing of the first connector.
Claims14
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating housing having a plurality of contacts mounted therein, the housing having an aperture at a first end, and a lock at a second end opposite to the first end, and said lock of the housing comprising an opening and a locking projection projecting into the opening;
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- a pulling tab attached to the housing and including a stop at a first end and a latch at a second end;
- wherein the latch comprises a rachet disposed at an outer side of said second end of the pulling tab for engaging with said locking projection to prevent said latch from falling off the second end of the housing, and passes through the aperture and engages with the lock;
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- wherein the stop is retained in the first end of the housing.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating housing having a plurality of contacts mounted therein, the housing having an aperture at a first end, a lock at a second end opposite to the first end, and a pair of limiting projections formed on top and bottom surfaces of the aperture;
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- a pulling tab attached to the housing and including a stop at a first end and a latch at a second end, and said stop further comprising a bulge projecting beyond a top and a bottom surfaces of the first end of the pulling tab;
- wherein the latch passes through the aperture and engages with the lock;
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- wherein the stop is retained in the first end of the housing with the bulge engaging with a pair of limiting projections.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an insulative housing extending along a longitudinal direction, said housing defining first and second sections along said longitudinal direction and opposite front and rear faces thereof in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction;
- first and second groups of contacts disposed in the first and second sections, respectively;
- the first section and the second section defining first and second mating ports on the front face mateable with a complementary connector along the front-to-back direction;
- the first section defining a third mating port on the rear face;
- a cable integrally connecting to the second section on the rear face;
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- a pulling tab linked to two ends of the housing and disposed on a rear side of the housing;
- wherein
- in operation, said pulling tab extends in said front-to-back direction so as to be essentially coplanar with the first and second mating ports in said front-to-back direction for easy withdrawing the housing from the complementary connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.