# US 9,520,673 B2 · Cable connector assembly and method of manufacturing the cable connector assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,520,673 B2 - Document ID: US9520673B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/952,105 - Filed: 2015-11-25 - Published: 2016-05-26 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-25 - Assignees: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited - Applicants: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited - Inventors: Da-Wei Xing; Jun Chen; Jerry Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520673B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/5845: {the strain relief being achieved by molding parts around cable and connections} - B29C 70/84: by moulding material on preformed parts to be joined {(joining plastic parts by moulding B29C65/70)} - B29C 70/885: {with incorporated metallic wires, nets, films or plates (as lost heating elements B29C35/0272, B29C61/0625)} - B29K 2027/06: PVC, i.e. polyvinylchloride - B29L 2031/36: Plugs, connectors, or parts thereof - H01R 24/60: Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 43/24: Assembling by moulding on contact members - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES ## Abstract A cable connector assembly includes a mating member (1), a cable (300) connected with the mating member, a strain relief member (4) enclosing on the cable and the mating member, a cover (6) enclosing on the strain relief member, and a retaining member (5) formed between the strain relief member and the cover. The strain relief member is made of a first type of plastic material, and the retaining member is made of a second type of plastic material, the second type of plastic material being harder than the first type of plastic material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable connector assembly comprising: a mating member; a cable connected with the mating member; a strain relief member enclosing on the cable and the mating member and made of a first type of plastic material; a cover enclosing on the strain relief member; and a retaining member formed between the strain relief member and the cover and made of a second type of plastic material, the second type of plastic material being harder than the first type of plastic material. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the retaining member comprises a ring portion with a closed circumference, a pair of extension portions extending from a back end of the ring portion, and an opening formed by the two extension portions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the mating member has a metal shell, the mating shell comprising a front section for being inserted into a complementary connector and a rear section of a larger size than the front section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein the ring portion has a front aperture accommodating the front section of the mating shell and abutting against the rear section of the mating shell. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein the retaining member is coupled with the strain relief member via glue. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein each extension portion has a groove exposed to outside for receiving glue when combining the cover with the retaining member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the first type of plastic material is PVC material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the second type of plastic material is ABS material mixed with PC material. ### Claim 9 A method for manufacturing a cable connector assembly, comprising the steps of: connecting a mating member with a cable; enclosing a retaining member on the mating member along a front-to-back direction; molding a strain relief member in the retaining member and enclosing the strain relief member on the cable and the mating member; and enclosing a cover on the retaining member and the strain relief member along a back-to-front direction and attaching the cover on the retaining member via glue. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising a step of coupling the retaining member with the strain relief member via glue. ### Claim 11 A cable connector assembly comprising: a mating member including an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts disposed therein and enclosed within a metallic shell, said mating member defining a small front section and a large rear section along a front-to-back direction; a cable located behind the mating member and including a plurality of wires respectively electrically connected to the corresponding contacts, respectively; an insulative inner mold enclosing an region about an interface of said wires and said contacts; and an insulative retaining member including a front wall with an opening through which the small front section forwardly extends snugly, and at least one lateral wall rearwardlty extending from a periphery of the front wall; and an insulative outer mold enclosing the inner mold; wherein said lateral wall is sandwiched between the outer mold and the inner mold radially. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein glue is applied to an interface between the outer mold and the lateral wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein said lateral wall forms at least one slot to receive the glue. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein glue is applied to an interface between the inner mold and the lateral wall. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the inner mold contacts the outer mold in a first lateral direction while isolated from the outer mold in a second lateral direction perpendicular to said first lateral direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said retaining member forms a short tubular structure around the front wall, and said lateral wall extends rearwardly from a rear edge of the short tubular structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said inner mold further includes a strain relief structure to surround the cable, and said outer mold defines a flange structure at the rear end to contact the strain relief structure radially. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said front wall is located adjacent to a boundary between the small front section and the large rear section.