Patent ID: 7393224

Claim:
A flash memory device comprising: a housing having opposed first and second ends; a flash memory drive enclosed in said housing; a host chip connected to said flash memory drive for selectively operating said flash memory drive in a host mode and a slave mode; and a quick connector mounted in said housing and being connected to said host chip, said quick connector having a plurality of pins exposed at said second end, said pins being configured for electrical connection to a selected one of at least a first interchangeable connector and a second interchangeable connector, the first interchangeable connector having a first pin configuration for mating with said pins of said quick connector and being connected to a second pin configuration different from the first pin configuration, the second interchangeable connector having the first pin configuration for mating with said pins of said quick connector and being connected to a third pin configuration different from the first pin configuration and the second pin configuration, the second and third pin configurations being pin configurations of different types of conventional connectors.