# US 2014/0194008 A1 · Combination power and data connector

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- Number: US 2014/0194008 A1
- Document ID: US20140194008A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/734,360
- Filed: 2013-01-04
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04
- Assignees: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Applicants: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Inventors: Howard Locker; Daryl Cromer; Joseph Michael Pennisi; Richard Wayne Cheston; David William Higgins; Thomas Kenneth Tobul, JR.; Jon Wayne Heim; Qihua Xiao; DeHong Meng; Zhigang Na; Zhang Jianhui
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194008A1

## CPC

- H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle}
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

An aspect provides a combination power and data connector, including: a dedicated power connector element; and a combination data connector element separate from the dedicated power connector element, the combination data connector element providing a combination of pins for two data transmission protocols. Other aspects are described and claimed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A combination power and data connector, comprising:
a dedicated power connector element; and
a combination data connector element separate from said dedicated power connector element, said combination data connector element providing a combination of pins for two data transmission protocols.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The combination power and data connector of claim 1, wherein the two data transmission protocols comprise Displayport and USB.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The combination power and data connector of claim 1, wherein the combination data connector element further comprises a post element disposed at one end of the combination data connector element.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The combination power and data connector of claim 3, wherein the dedicated power connector element is disposed adjacent to an end of the combination data connector element where the post element is situated.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The combination power and data connector of claim 1, wherein the combination of pins for two data transmission protocols comprise:
first side of pins for a first data transmission protocol; and
second side of pins for a second data transmission protocol.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The combination power and data connector of claim 5, wherein the first side of pins comprise USB pins.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The combination power and data connector of claim 6, wherein the first side of pins further comprise one or more power pins.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The combination power and data connector of claim 7, wherein the one or more power pins is other than the dedicated power connector element.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The combination power and data connector of claim 5, wherein the second side of pins comprise DisplayPort pins.

### Claim 10

An information handling device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a printed circuit board; and
a combination power and data connector connected to the printed circuit board, the combined power and data connector including:
a dedicated power connector element; and
a combination data connector element separate from said dedicated power connector element, said combination data connector element providing a combination of pins for two data transmission protocols.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the two data transmission protocols comprise Displayport and USB.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the combination data connector element further comprises a post element.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the power connector element is disposed adjacent to an end of the combination data connector element where the post element is situated.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The information handling device of claim 10, wherein the combination of pins for two data transmission protocols comprise:
first side of pins for a first data transmission protocol; and
second side of pins for a second data transmission protocol.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the first side of pins comprise USB pins.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The information handling device of claim 15, wherein the first side of pins further comprise one or more power pins.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The information handling device of claim 16, wherein the one or more power pins is other than the dedicated power connector element.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the second side of pins comprise DisplayPort pins.

### Claim 19

An insertion element, comprising:
a dedicated power-insertion element; and
a combination data-insertion element separate from said dedicated power-insertion element, said combination data-insertion element providing a combination of pins for two data transmission protocols.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The insertion element of claim 19, wherein the two data transmission protocols comprise Displayport and USB.