The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly including a plug connector, a cable electrically connecting to the plug connector, an outer cover enclosing the plug connector and the cable, a pair of latches, and a pair of buttons, wherein the pair of latches and the pair of buttons are designed and arranged to facilitate easy and reliable assembly and operation.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,117 discloses an electrical connector assembly including a plug connector, a cable electrically connecting to the plug connector, an outer cover enclosing the plug connector and the cable, and a pair of latch arms, wherein the outer cover has a pair of integrally over-molded portions for operating the pair of latch arms.
An electrical connector assembly comprises a plug connector, a cable electrically connecting to the plug connector, an outer cover enclosing the plug connector and the cable, a pair of latches mounted to the plug connector, and a pair of buttons mounted to the outer cover for operating the pair of latches, wherein each of the pair of latches includes a spring arm, a securing portion at an inner side of the spring arm, and a pressing portion at an outer side of the spring arm, and each of the pair of buttons includes a pivot at one end thereof, a stopper at an opposite end thereof, and an abutting portion coupled to the pressing portion.
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The PCB 2 has a pair of protrusions 29 for engaging a pair of holes 39 of the wire organizer 3. The cable 4 includes plural wires 49 each having a center conductor 490 and an outer insulator 491. The wire organizer 3 has positioning grooves 38.
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The button 8 is mounted to the outer cover 6 for operating the latch 7. The button 8 includes a pivot 82 at one end thereof, a stopper 81 at an opposite end thereof, and an abutting portion 801 coupled to the pressing portion 710 of the latch 7. The button 8 may further include a pair of sloped faces 802 on two opposite sides of the abutting portion 801. Specifically, the button 8 is designed to be symmetrical so that same design of button may be used for either left-hand side latch or right-hand side latch. Provision of the sloped face 802 facilitates mounting of the button 8 to the outer cover 6 after the latch 7 is mounted in place.
The metallic shell 5 has a slit 51. The pressing portion 710 of the latch 7 is located outside the shell 5 such that a further inward movement of the pressing portion 710 is limited by the shell 5. The outer cover 6 includes an upper half and a lower half together defining a pair of side openings 61. The button 8 is urged outward by the latch 7 while being confined in the opening 61 by the stopper 81. The upper half and the lower half of the cover 6 each have a respective slot 61 for accommodating the abutting portion 801 and a respective hole 62 for receiving the pivot 82.
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