Patent ID: 8608564
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A connector of a handheld video game controller, the handheld video game controller for controlling a video game console and comprising electrical circuitry and a plurality of buttons comprising a first button and a second button, the connector being for connecting to a video game accessory and comprising: a case having a cavity and a contact mount in the cavity; a protruding member attached to the case; a plurality of contacts for receiving and transmitting a plurality of electrical signals with the video game accessory, the plurality of contacts comprising primary contacts on the contact mount and secondary contacts on the protruding member; and a corresponding plurality of pins protruding from a side of the case and electrically coupled to respective ones of the plurality of contacts, the plurality of pins being for communicating the electrical signals with the electrical circuitry of the handheld video game controller, wherein the secondary contacts comprise a first contact for wherein the secondary contacts further comprise a second contact for