US Patent 7311545 Cable end connector assembly having locking member

A cable end connector assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) received in the insulative housing, a plurality of cables (40) comprising a plurality of conductors (43, 44) electrically connecting with corresponding contacts, a pair of covers (50) assembled on the rear portion of the housing and enclosing front portions of the cables together, and a pair of locking members (60). The insulative housing defines a first retention cavity (111); The covers together defines a pair of U-shaped second retention cavities (55) therein, respectively, the first retention cavities aligned with the corresponding second retention cavities in a front-to-back direction; the locking members received in the second retention cavities of the covers and extending into the first retention cavities of the housing, each locking members comprising a spring section (63), the spring section is movable received in the second retention cavities. The covers are engaged together by a plurality of screws (53).