Patent ID: 7435090
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for conducting an electrical signal from a source to a destination, comprising: a cable having an outer sheath and containing at least one insulated electrical conductor, the cable having a distal end and a proximal end; a substantially L-shaped plug having a conduit therethrough for conveying the at least one electrical conductor of the cable therethrough, and further including distal and proximal ends each having substantially perpendicular longitudinal axes, the distal end adapted to receive the proximal end of the cable therein and including a substantially flat retaining forward side, the proximal end comprising an annular sleeve fixed to the forward side of the distal end and further including a retaining ring fixed to the sleeve, the retaining ring having a larger diameter than the sleeve, a rotational channel being defined by the sleeve, ring, and forward side of the distal end; a substantially hollow connector housing comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end including a plug retaining means adapted to rotationally capture the rotational channel of the plug, the proximal end including a jack electrically connected to at least one of the at least one electrical conductor of the cable; whereby the electrical signal may be conducted through the cable, plug, housing, and jack, the cable and plug being rotationally captured by the housing.