Patent ID: 9160822
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H01R,H04M

Abstract:
1. A connector device comprising: a first leg including a connector comprising a universal serial bus (USB)-type device that includes a direct-current (DC) supply contact, a ground contact, and at least two electrical signal contacts; a second leg substantially parallel to the first leg, wherein the second leg has a body portion and a cable portion, wherein the cable portion is fixedly attached to the body portion and is external to the body portion, and wherein the body portion and the cable portion include a set of conductors configured to route electrical signals comprising a DC supply, a ground, and at least two signals; a transverse portion connected to the first leg and to the body portion of the second leg, wherein the transverse portion, the first leg, and the body portion of the second leg form a substantially rigid or semi-rigid structure, and wherein the transverse portion includes multiple paths electrically coupling the set of conductors of the cable portion to the connector, the multiple paths configured to route electrical signals between the connector and the set of conductors of the cable portion; and a flexible member connected to the second leg, wherein the flexible member is configured to contact a surface of an electronic device while the connector is coupled to a mating connector of the electronic device.