Patent ID: 7361059
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a tongue having first and second flat sides bounded by opposing edges; a first set of one or more electrical contacts located on the first side of the tongue; a second set of one or more electrical contacts located on the second side of the tongue, each of said second set of electrical contacts being electrically connected with a respective one of the first set of electrical contacts and being positioned electrically and physically in reverse symmetry with the first set of contacts; whereby the electrical connector will electrically and physically mate to a corresponding receptacle when inserted into the receptacle, irrespective of whether the first or second side is oriented to mate with a set of contacts of the receptacle, and protectors extending outward from each of the first and second sides of the tongue along the opposite edges of the tongue and terminating a distance beyond the electrical contacts carried by the first and second sides, whereby the electrical contacts are prevented from physically contacting a housing of the corresponding receptacle.