Abstract: A cable connector is described which includes a latch assembly that is adjustable with regard to the retention force necessary to disengage the connector from a receptacle to which the connector is attached. The latch assembly comprises a thumb tab and a sheet metal latch member and may or may not include a separate pivot pin. One embodiment of the latch assembly includes a separate spring pivot pin. Another embodiment includes a separate pivot pin and a third embodiment eliminates the separate pivot pin all together by forming the pivot pin from the sheet metal latch member. The connector housing preferably includes a blind slot in the upper and lower walls of a through channel receiving the latch assembly and which terminates at the pivot location. Each blind slot preferably includes a constriction adjacent the pivot location to retain the pivot pins in position.