Reversible serial connector for digital devices
OwnerThomas Daly, Michael Boutininventors
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Abstract
An apparatus which is capable of connecting a first digital device to a modem or to a second digital device includes a cable having at least two wires therein, one wire for transmitting data and one wire for receiving data. A symmetrical plug having at least two prongs terminates the cable such that a corresponding prong on the symmetrical plug receives signals from one of the at least two wires in the cable. The symmetrical plug is operable in at least two orientations. Specifically, the symmetrical plug mates to a corresponding socket in the first digital device in a first orientation and mates to the corresponding socket in the first digital device in the second orientation.
Claims6
An apparatus which is capable of connecting a first digital device to a modem or to a second digital device, the apparatus comprising
- a cable having at least two wires therein, one wire for transmitting data and one wire for receiving data;
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- a symmetrical plug having at least two prongs terminating the cable such that a corresponding prong on the symmetrical plug receives signals from one of the at least two wires in the cable;
- wherein the symmetrical plug is operable in at least two orientations, each of the orientations of the plug being accessible from the other orientation through a rotation of the plug about an axis, and wherein the symmetrical plug mates to a corresponding socket in the first digital device in a first orientation and mates to the corresponding socket in the first digital device in the second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.