Patent ID: 9063697
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G06F,H01R,H04R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for coupling a portable media player to a host computer, the connector comprising: an axial plug having a plurality of axially oriented and spatially separated contacts including first and second data contacts, a power contact and a ground contact; a plug and play connector having a plurality of contacts corresponding to and electrically coupled to the axial plug contacts, the plug and play connector being configured to connect to the host computer so that when the axial plug is connected to the media player, the host computer is coupled with the media player; and a base having an opening partially recessed within a top surface of the base, the opening having an inner peripheral surface sized and dimensioned to receive an end of the portable media player, wherein the axial plug extends outward from a bottom surface of the opening and is positioned so that when the portable media player is placed in the opening the axial plug engages an integrated connector port on the portable media player.