US Patent 6896540 Cable end connector assembly having locking member

A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2) including a front engaging portion (20) and a rear terminating portion (22), a number of IDC contacts (3) received in the insulative housing, a number of wires (4) electrically connecting with corresponding contacts, a cover (5) mechanically mounted to the terminating portion of the insulative housing, and a locking member (6). The cover defines a pair of passages (526). The locking member includes a retaining portion (60) secured with the engaging portion of the insulative housing, a pressing portion (62) received in the passages of the cover, a pressing portion (63) engaged with the cover and a pair of latch sections (610) located close to the retaining portion. The pressing portion moves downwardly toward the cover under a pressing force and creates a vertical displacement to the latch sections.