Patent ID: 9564717
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector system comprising: a first connector having a first conductive contact, a first housing configured to house the first conductive contact, and a first shell formed integrally with the first housing and having a groove defining a keyway; a second connector having a second conductive contact, a second housing configured to house the second conductive contact, and a second shell formed integrally with the second housing and having a key configured to be received by the keyway, the first shell and the second shell overlapping to form a cavity when the key is received by the keyway, wherein the first connector and the second connector are configured to be operatively engaged in a mated unlocked condition or a mated locked condition while the key is received by the keyway, the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact being in electrical communication within the cavity when the first connector and the second connector are in either of the mated unlocked condition or the mated locked condition; a controller configured to enable signal communication through the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact based on receiving an enabling signal, and disable signal communication through the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact based on receiving a disabling signal; a sensor trigger proximate to at least one of the keyway or the key; and a sensor proximate to the other of the key or the keyway and connected to the controller, wherein the sensor is configured to: