Cable connector assembly having pull tab

Claim 1

A cable connector assembly, comprising: a cover comprising a first and a second cover-halves joined together, a front end and a rear end opposite to the front end, the rear end defining a receiving space therein; an insulative housing situated at the front end of the cover; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; a cable electrically connected with the contacts; and a first pull tab assembled to the rear end of the cover and comprising a first engaging section received in the receiving space of the cover, further comprising a second pull tab comprising a second engaging section engaging with the first engaging section and received in the receiving space; wherein each of the first and the second pull tabs comprises a pulling section and a pair of arms extending from the pulling section, and wherein each of the first and the second engaging sections comprises a pair of tip ends extending integrally from respective arms and away from each other; wherein the pulling section of each of the first and the second pull tabs comprises a pair of transverse bars, and wherein a medial section joins the pair of transverse bars and extends substantially vertically and forwardly from the transverse bars; wherein the receiving space of the cover comprises a pair of first receiving holes defined in the first cover and a pair of second receiving holes defined in the second cover, and wherein the first and the second tip ends are respectively received in the first and the second receiving holes; wherein one first tip end forms a first post thereon and the other first tip end defines a first hole therein, one second tip end defines a second hole therein and the other second tip end forms a second post thereon, and wherein the first and second posts are respectively received in the second and the first holes, further comprising a pair of fastening members, and wherein the first and the second cover together define a pair of first passages receiving the fastening members and a pair of second passages recessing from corresponding passages; wherein each fastening member comprises a medial portion received in a corresponding first passage, a threaded portion extending from the medial portion, and an operating portion extending from the medial portion opposite to the threaded portion and exposed outside the first passage, and wherein the medial portion comprises a stop section movably received in the second passages; wherein each first passage comprises a first channel defined in the first cover and a second channel defined in the second cover, and wherein each second passage comprises a first recessed section recessed from the first channel and a second recessed section recessed from the second channel, further comprising a spring member disposed on one fastening member and received in one corresponding second passage of the cover, and wherein the second passage of the cover defines a first end adjacent to the threaded portion and a second end opposite to the first end, the spring member is disposed between the stop section and the first end of the second passage.