Patent attributes
A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a plurality of contacts (3) received in the housing, a plurality of wires (5) terminated to the contacts, a cover (6) over-molded with portions of the housing and the cable, a locking member (7) slideably assembled to the cover and the housing, and a pulling device (8). The locking member includes a pair of latch portions (720) for latching with a complementary connector and an oblique portion (722). The pulling device includes an acting portion (819) engaging with the oblique portion of the locking member, and a handling portion (82) at a rear end thereof. When the pulling device is rearwardly pulled, the oblique portion moves downwardly and rearwardly and deflects the latch portions to unlock from the complementary connector.