Patent ID: 8287299

Claim:
A high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) plug comprising: a connector body having a mating end configured for insertion in a longitudinal direction into a mating HDMI receptacle and having a first slot-shaped opening in a wall of said connector body, extending in the longitudinal direction; and a first movable tab biased to extend outward from the first slot-shaped opening in a first position, when unconstrained by the mating HDMI receptacle, and configured to retreat into a second position, substantially within said opening, when longitudinally engaged by a leading edge of the mating HDMI receptacle during insertion of the connector body therein; wherein the connector body comprises a first face having a first width, a second face opposite the first face and having a second width greater than the first width, and two ledge portions at first and second sides of the connector body, running in the longitudinal direction, each ledge portion forming a transition between the first width and the second width, and wherein the first slot-shaped opening is disposed on one of the ledge portions so that the first movable tab extends outward towards the first face when in the first position.