Double-sided USB-compatible plug connector adapted for insertion in either orientation into a USB-compatible receptacle
AssigneeWalletex Microelectronics Ltd.
InventorsAlon Atsmon, Yuval Dahan, Abraham Dahan
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Abstract
A double-sided male USB connector and various card-shaped devices having one or more male USB connectors, which may be single or double sided and are dimensioned to fit into a USB receptacle. When provided with a double sided connector, electronics may be provided to prevent short circuit. The device can have rechargeable power source that is fed power via the connector's power lines. The device can be manufactured from flexible material using a lamination process and may be configured to communicate with a broad variety of other electronic devices.
Claims24
A multi-contact connector supporting on opposite surfaces first and second sets of mutually opposed contacts wherein corresponding contacts in each set are electrically interconnected and are spatially aligned in a mutually opposed relationship allowing the connector to be connected in two opposed orientations to a corresponding FCCS-compatible receptacle supporting on an internal surface thereof a multi-contact data connector having only a single set of contacts that is compatible to either one of said sets of contacts such that identical functionality is obtained regardless of the orientation of the connector within the receptacle, said connector further comprising a short circuit prevention device to prevent an electric short circuit between contacts of the receptacle on inserting the connector therein.
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