Abstract: A cable connector comprises a contact subassembly, upper and lower shields, an outer housing and a latching mechanism including a pair of latch members and a pair of pressing members. The contact subassembly comprises an insulative housing having a front mating end, a shell enclosing the housing and a number of contacts of the same length received in the housing. A pair of cutouts is formed in opposite ends of the housing proximate the front mating end. A pair of transverse slots is formed in opposite ends of each extension plate of the shell proximate a main plate thereof. The lower shield comprises a pair of inwardly extending strips projecting from side walls thereof. The strips engage with the corresponding transverse slots of the shell and cutouts of the housing. Each latch member comprises a rear portion having a spring finger outwardly extending therefrom. The rear portion is press-fit into a pair of elongate grooves of the pressing member and a gap is defined therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a shell, a plurality of terminals, a spacer and a pair of spacer covers. The insulative housing defines a plurality of passageways for receiving the terminals therein. The shell covers the housing for providing protection from EMI. The spacer is rearwardly assembled to the housing for properly positioning the terminals. The spacer cover engage, with the spacer and forms a space for receiving soldering sections of the terminal therein. Thus, the withstand voltage ability of the electrical connector is improved.

Abstract: A cable connector of the present invention includes a grounding device which comprises a grounding plate and a terminal module. The grounding plate is arranged in a symmetrical dual-layer configuration, being made from a sheet of metal symmetrically stamped and bended and then folded double. A clamping portion is formed at one end of the grounding plate. The clamping portion includes clamping sections used for retaining cables. A mating portion is defined at a second end of the grounding plate opposite the clamping portion for engaging with a mating connector. A locking portion is defined in a middle of the grounding plate proximate the mating portion and includes at least a spring locking member adapted to securely engage with the terminal module, which connects the grounding plate to the cable connector. A bulge is disposed on the mating portion of the grounding plate providing a mechanism for a user to sense positive engagement and disengagement between the cable connector and a mating connector.

Abstract: A method of preventing disorientation of an insulation displacement shunting bar with respect to a spacer in an electrical cable connector assembly. The shunting bar has a base plate defining a first end and a second end and a plurality of piercing lances. The piercing lances on each of two opposite sides of the base plate are distanced a given pitch with the set of piercing lances on one side being offset a half of the pitch with respect to the set of piercing lances on the other side along a length of the base plate. The spacer has a cavity for accommodating the base plate of the shunting bar and the cavity of the spacer has a length slightly larger than a general length of the shunting bar.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus plug connector consists of a lower shielding shell defining an opened top about a rear portion thereof. A dielectric body mounted with a number of contacts is mounted to the lower shielding shell, wherein a terminal portion of the contacts for connecting with leads of a cable is located under the opened top. An upper shielding shell has a top wall covering the opened top of the lower shielding shell, and two first side walls connected with two second side walls of the lower shielding shell, wherein each first side wall defines a locking hole through which a locking key defined by each second side wall extends. Each locking hole has a width which is sufficiently larger than that of each locking key. A retaining member consisting of a pair of jaws is integrally formed at a rear side of the upper shielding shell. The jaws are moved to each other to securely clamp the cable therebetween.

Abstract: A shielded electrical connector comprises a connector body, a pair of nut screws, a pair of clamp piece, and a shielding cover. The connector body has a longitudinally-shaped body and has formed on the its center a connector head assembly. The connector head assembly having a number of signal pins aligned within the confinement thereof, and the connector body has formed on each end of the longitudinal body a clamp piece receiving section. Each of the sections has four receiving surfaces with the second receiving surface parallel to the surface of the connector body. The pair of nut screws each comprises a cylindrical body and has a threaded hole formed in the hollow space inside the cylindrical body. The pair of clamp pieces each comprises a three-panel square column, and a clamp hook plate extends vertically from the edge of a second one of the panels. A shielding cover has a generally longitudinal-shaped body and has formed on its center a shielding wall.