Patent ID: 7097493
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An interface apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a connector-receiving unit having at least one opening, the connector-receiving unit for receiving a connector communicatively coupled via a conductor to a first device, the connector having a first receiving opening corresponding to the conductor and a second receiving opening that aligns with the at least one opening in the connector-receiving unit when the connector is inserted into the connector-receiving unit; a port for receiving a cable terminator, the cable terminator electrically connected to a second device configured to communicate with the first device; and a movable component connected to the port, the movable component comprising a probe, the movable component further comprising an actuator that, when actuated, moves the probe through the at least one opening and into the second receiving opening of the connector thereby establishing a conductive path between the first device and the second device.