Patent ID: 9634728
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04B

Claim:
1. A contactless connector comprising: a housing extending between a mating end and a termination end, the housing having a mating interface at the mating end configured to be coupled to a connector interface of an electronic device, the housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the housing being reversibly coupled to the connector interface in both of a first orientation or a second orientation oriented 180 degrees relative to the first orientation, wherein the first side of said housing faces a first side of the connector interface in the first orientation and the second side of said housing faces a second side of the connector interface in the first orientation, and wherein the first side of said housing faces the second side of the connector interface in the second orientation and the second side of said housing faces the first side of the connector interface in the second orientation; first and second coupling elements at the first and second sides of said housing, respectively, the first and second coupling elements configured to be secured to corresponding coupling elements of the electronic device in both the first and second orientations; first and second power terminals at the first and second sides of said housing, respectively, the first and second power terminals being electrically coupled to corresponding device power terminals of the electronic device to supply power to the electronic device, wherein the first and second power terminals are configured to transfer power in both the first and second orientations; and a contactless data communication circuit board at least partially disposed within the housing, the contactless data communication circuit board having at least one connector contactless data communication chip configured to define a wireless communication channel with a device contactless data communication chip of the electronic device, wherein the at least one connector contactless data communication chip is configured to communicate with the electronic device in both the first and second orientations.