Claims
- 1. A flat cable connector assembly, comprising:an elongated insulative housing comprising a pair of opposite ends and receiving a plurality of electrical contacts therein; an elongated dielectric cover assembled to the insulative housing, the dielectric cover comprising an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface and covering about the electrical contacts; a flat cable extending between the insulative housing and the lower surface of the dielectric cover and having conductors electrically connecting with the electrical contacts; a pull leash having a leash body and a pair of extensions; and a strain relief comprising an elongate insulative board and two leg extending downwardly from a lower face of and proximate to opposite ends of the board; wherein the pull leash and the strain relief are alternately mounted on the insulative housing; wherein each end of the insulative housing defines a slot therethrough, the slot including an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being larger than the lower section, and the insulative housing comprises two opposite side walls each defining a vaulted cutout recessed from a lower face thereof, the cutout being in communication with the slot; wherein the extensions of the pull leash comprise a pair of opposite support shafts on respective inner faces thereof, the support shafts being in coaxial relation to each other; wherein each support shaft defines a split groove to divide the same into two portions along the length thereof, the support shaft including a neck section perpendicularly extending from the extension and an enlarged section extending from the neck section and having a diameter larger than the neck section; wherein each leg of the strain relief comprises a hook on a lower section thereof, the hook being dimensioned to be engaged into and hook onto the cutout.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/812,538 filed Mar. 19, 2001.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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