Patent ID: 9413107
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a housing, wherein the housing is configured to couple to a serial communication bus; a serial bus receptacle comprised in the housing, wherein the serial bus receptacle is configured to communicatively couple to the serial communication bus and comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the serial bus receptacle that are configured to grip a male serial bus plug with a retention force when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle; a clamp, comprised in or coupled to the housing, wherein the clamp is external to the serial bus receptacle; and a clamping adjustment mechanism configured to couple to the clamp and adjust the clamp to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs; wherein, when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle, the clamp is adjustable via a clamping adjustment mechanism to augment the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs to secure the male serial bus plug in the serial bus receptacle.