Patent ID: 9532608
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A41D,H01R

Claim:
1. A connector system comprising: a holder comprising a base and a shroud that extends from the base, the shroud comprising a tunnel that extends a length from a first open end to a second open end, the base being configured to be mounted to a wearable article; a first connector having a first group of terminals, the first connector including a first platform with a terminal side that is flat, the first group of terminals having mating surfaces arranged side by side in a row along the terminal side of the first platform, the first connector configured to be selectively received into the tunnel of the shroud through both the first open end and the second open end; and a second connector having a second group of terminals, the second connector including a second platform with a terminal side that is flat, the second group of terminals having mating surfaces arranged side by side in a row along the terminal side of the second platform, the second connector configured to be selectively received into the tunnel of the shroud through both the first open end and the second open end, the second connector being configured to mate with the first connector within the tunnel such that the second group of terminals is mated with the first group of terminals, wherein, in a first mating configuration, the first and second connectors are received into the tunnel of the holder through the first and second open ends, respectively, and, in a second mating configuration, the first and second connectors are received into the tunnel of the shroud through the second and first open ends, respectively, wherein the first and second connectors are received in the tunnel such that the first platform of the first connector at least partially overlaps the second platform of the second connector along the length of the tunnel, the terminal side of the first platform facing the terminal side of the second platform.