Patent attributes
A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central contact beam (52) extending upwardly and rearwardly from the intermediate portion, a pair of side contact beams (54) extending upwardly from two opposite sides (502) of the intermediate portion and a tail portion (56) extending rearwardly from the intermediate portion. The central contact beam has a contacting portion (522) at a free end thereof. The side contact beams include a pair of vertical arms (540) located at opposite sides of the central contact beam and a pair of resilient side arms (542) extending rearwardly from the vertical arms.