Patent ID: 7182646
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
1. An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) plug, comprising: an extended pin substrate having an extended substrate length longer than a length of a pin substrate of an industry-standard Series A USB plug, said length of said pin substrate of said industry-standard Series A USB plug being about 12 mm, said extended pin substrate and at least some of a plurality of contacts thereon being dimensioned to be mechanically compatible with an industry-standard Series A USB socket, said industry-standard Series A USB socket including a cavity having a length being about 9 mm, said extended USB plug further lacking an industry-standard cover associated with said industry-standard Series A USB plug, thereby causing said extended USB plug to be thinner than said industry-standard Series A USB plug, said plurality of contacts including a plurality of USB connector contacts arranged in a first row in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said extended USB plug, said plurality of USB connector contacts being disposed on said extended pin substrate and configured to carry USB signals and a plurality of non-USB connector contacts arranged in a second row parallel to said first row, said plurality of non-USB connector contacts being configured to carry non-USB signals, and wherein said plurality of non-USB connector contacts being disposed in one of a first position and a second position relative to said plurality of USB connector contacts, said first position representing a longitudinally separate position relative to said plurality of USB connector contacts, said second position representing a position that is on the opposite substrate side relative to said plurality of USB connector contacts.