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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Matthew James Devoe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Rong Xu, Stanford, CA (US);
FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a flexible cable that includes a casing, a plurality of electrical wires each having a first portion encapsulated by the casing and a second portion extending beyond the casing, and a fiber having a first portion encapsulated by the casing and a second portion extending beyond the casing. The connector assembly further includes a housing having a first end to receive the flexible cable and a second end with a connector to connect with another connector, and a circuit board disposed in the housing. The circuit board includes first terminals to connect with the plurality of electrical wires, second terminals to connect with the connector, a plurality of traces coupling respective first terminals with respective second terminals, and a cleat. The second portion of the fiber extends beyond the casing to the cleat and winds around the cleat.