Patent ID: 6482046
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A cable coupling system for an electronic device requiring DC power, the cable coupling system comprising:a cable-end housing, wherein the cable-end housing comprises: a front cover defining a front surface, a back cover defining a back surface, and a top and bottom; two apertures having a separation, the apertures through the back surface of the cable-end housing, each of the two apertures a distance from the top and a distance from the bottom of the cable-end housing, wherein for each of the apertures the distance from the bottom is greater than the distance from the top; and a first and second connectors within the cable-end housing, each connector exposed by one of the two apertures, the first connector coupled to a power supply cable, and the second connector coupled to a power return cable, and wherein each of the power supply and power return cables extend through the cable-end housing; a connection area proximate to the electronic device providing structural support for connecting and disconnecting the cable-end housing, the connection area further comprising: two electrical contact pins having substantially the same separation as the two apertures, the two electrical contact pins extending substantially perpendicular from a plane defined by the connection area, wherein the two electrical contact pins shaped to fit within the two apertures, and wherein the two electrical contact pins electrically isolated from each other; and a connection guide having a mounting surface substantially parallel and attached to the connection area, the connection guide further comprising a lip portion extending substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface in substantially the same direction as the two electrical contact pins, and wherein the lip portion of the connection guide is mounted at a distance from the two electrical contact pins greater than the distance from either aperture to the top of the cable-end housing, and less than the distance from either aperture to the bottom of the cable-end housing; wherein the cable-end housing couples DC power to the electronic device when the apertures of the cable-end housing mate with the two electrical contact pins protruding from the connection area.