Cable end connector

Claim 1

A cable end connector comprising: an insulative housing having an insulative body and a projection extending from a mating face of the body to form a plurality of passageways; a shield surrounding the projection of the housing and having two pairs of locking elements rearwardly extending from top and base portions of the shield, respectively; upper and lower metal shells at least partially surrounding the insulative housing and each shell defining a pair of locking slots engaging with the corresponding locking elements; upper and lower covers engaging with each other for surrounding the shells therein, each cover comprising a base, a pair of side walls formed on opposite edges of the base, a side plate formed on a lateral edge of the base, and a pair of locking sections projecting from the side walls; and a pair of fixing arms each having an engaging section, a spring section and an extending section, the engaging section and the spring section respectively extending from longitudinal ends of the extending section, a protrusion formed in the engaging section for locking with a mating connector, and the spring section forming a flexible arm for firmly contacting the shells and cooperating with the spring section to ensure constant pressure, an angled tip being received in the corresponding locking section of the lower cover for ensuring reliable engagement with the covers, the fixing arm being retained in a gap formed between the side wall and the side plate of the covers for providing a retaining force to reliably position the shells in the covers; wherein the upper and lower shells each define a pair of locking slots at lateral sides corresponding to the locking elements; wherein a plurality of projections is defined in the upper shell for engaging with the corresponding locking slots of the lower shell; wherein the fixing arms are positioned proximate opposite sides of the upper and lower covers and a protrusion is formed on the engaging section of the fixing arm for engaging with a mating connector; wherein an angled tip is formed at an end of the fixing arm for engaging with a locking section of the lower cover for providing a retaining force therebetween.