Patent ID: 9214750
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing comprising an exposed first base end and an exposed second base end, said housing further comprising a groove at said second base end for receiving a flexible assembly, said groove having a width sufficient to accommodate said flexible assembly, wherein said flexible assembly comprises a terminal end with a plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts, and wherein said first base end comprises a first base connector configured to couple to a connector receptacle on a rigid assembly, said connector receptacle comprising a plurality of attachment element electrical contacts; an insulator core inside said housing between said first base end and said second base end, wherein said groove at said second base end of said housing begins at a perimeter of said insulator core and extends through a side wall of said housing; a plurality of intermediary device conductive elements within said insulator core, wherein each of said plurality of intermediary device conductive elements has a first end exposed at said first base end and a second end exposed at said second base end, wherein said first end of each one of said plurality of intermediary device conductive elements removably couples and electrically connects to a corresponding one of the plurality of attachment element electrical contacts when said first base connector is coupled to said connector receptacle on said rigid assembly, wherein said second end of each one of the plurality of intermediary device conductive elements removably couples and electrically connects to a corresponding one of the plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts when said flexible assembly is coupled to said housing; and a cap removably coupleable to said housing to securely enclose said terminal end of said flexible assembly at said second base end, wherein said cap comprises a slot on one side to align with said groove on said housing for receiving said flexible assembly.