Patent ID: 6945803

Claim:
A connector assembly for transfer of electrical signals among a plurality of selectable devices, sources, or peripherals, said connector assembly comprising: a selectively positionable connector plug comprising an insulator shaft having one or more conductive contact pads arranged longitudinally thereon so as to expose one or more insulated areas thereof; and a connector receptacle for receiving said connector plug, said receptacle comprising one or more spring-loaded opposing conductive contacts located so as to selectively engage said one or more contact pads or insulated areas of said positionable plug; wherein, mating said plug and receptacle in at least one selectable position of the connector plug aligns at least one of said exposed insulated areas of said shaft with at least one of said receptacle's conductive contacts for selectively engaging at least one of said insulated areas with at least one conductive contact, and at least one of said contact pads with at least one conductive contact, thereby causing the transfer of one or more electrical signals between at least one of said plurality of selectable devices, sources, or peripherals thereof attached to said selectively positionable connector plug and at least one of said plurality of selectable devices, sources, or peripherals attached to said connector receptacle.