Variably positionable electrical connector

A connector for electrically coupling a device with a computer system, comprising:

• a base;
• a first housing mounted to the base, said first housing comprising a first set of electrical contacts configured to establish electrical connection with a first set of corresponding contacts an the device;
• a second housing slidably engaging said base, said second housing comprising:
• a second set of electrical contacts;
• and
• a distal end configured to allow coupling of said second set of electrical contacts
• with a second set of corresponding contacts on the device;
• and
• a set of conductors configured to electrically couple the second set of electrical contacts in the second housing with a computer system, wherein said second set of electrical contacts slidably engage said set of conductors as said second housing slides relative to said base.

A system comprising:

• an electrical device having a first set of device contacts and a second set of device contacts;
• a base;
• a first housing mounted to the base, said first housing comprising a first set of contacts configured to establish electrical connection with a first set of device contacts on the electrical device;
• a second housing comprising a second set of contacts configured to establish electrical connection with a second set of device contacts of the electrical device, said second housing being movably mounted to the base;
• and
• a set of conductors connected to the base, each conductor being configured to maintain electrical connection with one of the second set of contacts in the second housing as said second housing is moved relative to the base.

A method of connecting an electrical device having a first and second set of device contacts, said first set of device contacts being separated from the second set of device contacts by a first distance, comprising:

• providing a device interface, said device interface comprising:
• a base;
• a first housing comprising a first set of contacts corresponding to the first set of device contacts;
• a second housing comprising a second set of contacts corresponding to the second set of device contacts, said second housing being movably mounted to the base;
• and
• a set of conductors connected to the base, each conductor being configured to maintain electrical connection with one of the second set of contacts in the second housing as the second housing is moved relative to the base;
• positioning the second housing relative to the base such that the first set of contacts in the first housing and the second set of contacts in the second housing are separated by the first distance;
• and
• connecting the electrical device by mating the first sat of device contacts with the first set of contacts in the first housing and mating the second set of device contacts with the second set of contacts in the second housing.

A variably positionable electrical connector for interfacing an electrical device with a computer system, comprising:

• a base;
• a housing comprising a set of contacts configured to establish electrical connection with a set of corresponding contacts of the electrical device, said housing being movably mounted to the base;
• and
• a set of conductors connected to the base, each conductor being configured to maintain electrical connection with one of the set of contacts in the housing as said housing is moved relative to the base.

A connector for electrically interfacing a device with a computer system, comprising:

• a base;
• a housing slidably engaging said base, said housing comprising:
• (i) a set of electrical contacts;
• and
• (ii) a distal end configured to allow coupling of said set of electrical contacts with a set of corresponding contacts on the device;
• and
• (iii) a set of conductors configured to electrically couple said set of electrical contacts in the housing with a computer system, wherein each of said set of conductors engage one of said set of contacts as said housing slides relative to said base.

A system, comprising:

• an electrical device having a set of device contacts;
• a base;
• a housing comprising a set of contacts configured to establish electrical connection with the set of device contacts of the electrical device, said housing being movably mounted to the base;
• and
• a set of conductors connected to the base, each conductor being configured to maintain electrical connection with one of the set of contacts in the housing as said housing is moved relative to the base.