Compression plug for portable electronics
AssigneeExelis, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Gonzales
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Abstract
A specialized cable including a compression plug and flexible wiring configured to be connected to a receptacle so that data and/or power signals can be exchanged between the electronic equipment and the device to which the cable is attached. The flexible wiring is a flat set of closely spaced parallel wires separated by insulators (e.g., plastic). The compression plug may include a contact surface (e.g., in an opening or on an exterior surface) that electrically connects to a contact surface in the receptacle. The compression plug may include a sloped or slanted top and bottom in order to facilitate inserting the plug into the receptacle.
Claims15
A cable comprising:
- a compressible compression plug configured to be compressed by interior walls of a receptacle when the compression plug is inserted into the receptacle;
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- flexible wiring electrically connected to the compression plug and configured to carry signals from the receptacle when the compression plug is inserted into the receptacle, wherein the flexible wiring is bendable perpendicular to a direction of insertion of the compression plug into the receptacle such that the flexible wiring follows a contour of a bottom side of the compression plug upon an exit of the flexible wiring from the compression plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.