Patent ID: 6217351
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A system that facilitates communication between an electrical device and a communication system, the system comprising:a communication card including an elongated body having an outer surface with an upper surface, lower surface, front surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, said communication card being sized and configured to be inserted into an opening in the electrical device;a first communication port located in said generally planar outer surface of said communication card, said first communication port being aligned with the generally planar outer surface of the communication card such that the communication port does not protrude beyond the generally planar outer surface;an adaptor module including an elongated body that is sized and configured to be inserted into an opening in the electrical device, said elongated body of said adaptor module having dimensions generally the same or smaller than dimensions of said elongated body of said communication card; anda second communication port located in a generally planar outer surface of said adaptor module, the second communication port being aligned with the generally planar outer surface of the adaptor module such that the communication port does not protrude beyond the generally planar outer surface, said second communication port being sized and configured to be coupled to said first communication port to allow electrical communication between said adaptor module and said communication card.