Patent ID: 11967788
Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A plug-in connector comprising:
a housing comprising four contact terminals received in four adjacent terminal receiving cavities, wherein the four adjacent terminal receiving cavities are disposed in a linear arrangement,
wherein an identification device is arranged in the housing and adapted to simultaneously contact at least two of the four contact terminals, the identification device comprising a unique identifier, wherein one of the four contact terminals is an output terminal of the identification device,
wherein the unique identifier of the identification device is adapted to be read out via the output terminal for authenticating the plug-in connector, and
wherein authentication of the plug-in connector, by a control unit, facilitates establishment of a power and data path through a mating connector or electric device.