Patent ID: 7363947
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for receiving a USB plug in a first orientation and a second orientation, the second orientation being inverted relative to the first orientation, the plug having an insulating block and an array of four electrical contacts disposed on a surface of the insulating block, the receptacle comprising a tongue arrangement including: (a) a first major side having a first set of four electrical contact regions deployed so as to come into direct contact with the array upon the plug being inserted into the receptacle in the first orientation; (b) a second major side having a second set of four electrical contact regions, different from said first set, deployed so as to come into direct contact with the array upon the plug being inserted into the receptacle in the second orientation; and (c) a central insulating layer electrically isolating said first set of electrical contact regions from said second set of electrical contact regions, wherein said tongue arrangement includes a plurality of projections thereon configured for centering said tongue arrangement within a hollow section of a standard USB plug.