Patent ID: 8727812

Claim:
A plug connector, comprising: a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate a plurality of pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth of the plug housing between a rear surface of the plug housing and a front surface of the plug housing, the front surface being configured to be insertable into a corresponding receptacle connector; a plurality of pins arranged within the plug housing, the plurality of pins extending within the interior cavity in the direction of the depth of the housing, at least some of the pins each including a connecting portion that extends from the rear surface in a direction away from the front surface, wherein the connecting portions of at least one adjacent pair of pins that extend from the rear surface are staggered with respect to one another; and a cable including apertures at one end of the cable for receiving at least some of the connecting portions of the plurality of pins, the cable being coupled to at least some of the pins such that the cable extends from a coupling junction between the apertures and the connecting portions of the pins, covers at least a portion of the rear surface of the plug housing, and curves around the plug housing to cover at least a portion of a bottom surface of the plug housing.