Patent ID: 7833025

Claim:
A sealed, solderless I/O connector for facilitating the connection of a cable or a desk accessory to an electronic device, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrically conductive connector terminals for making electrical connections with the cable contacts or cradle accessory contacts on one end and with connector mating pads on a printed circuit board on the other end, the connector terminals having a first L-shaped bend on one end for facilitating an electrical connection with a cable contact or a cradle accessory contact and having a second U-shaped bend in a direction opposite the first L-shaped bend and a tail extending at the U-shaped bend for facilitating an electrical connection with contacts on a printed circuit board; a plurality of connector caps for providing a base to mount a plurality of connector retainers; a plurality of connector retainers for providing a locking mechanism for attached cables or cradle accessories; a connector housing for assembling the connector terminals, connector caps and connector retainers into a connector body assembly; a connector lock with threaded receivers for securely attaching the connector body to the printed circuit board; and a plurality of connector screws for securing the connector lock to the printed circuit board by passing the connector screws through holes in the printed circuit board and connector body and threading the connector screws into the threaded receivers in the connector lock, wherein a tension created between the connector terminals and connector mating pads upon securing the connector lock to the printed circuit board using the plurality of connector screws closes an electrical circuit between the connector terminals and the connector mating pads.