Patent ID: 7510420

Claim:
A connector hub system, comprising: a first body comprising a plurality of connectors accessible from a surface of the first body, an indicator light, and a power connector for providing power to the plurality of connectors, at least one of the plurality of connectors comprising a slot for receiving a universal serial bus connector; a second body comprising a connector operatively coupled to the plurality of connectors, the connector comprising a serial connector head; a ratcheting mechanism that comprises a plurality of gears and allows the first body to rotate to a first set of predetermined positions within a first plane, the ratcheting mechanism being adapted to maintain the first body in a user selected one of the first set of predetermined positions until the user affirmatively moves the first body to another one of the first set of predetermined positions by rotating the first body over at least one of the plurality of gears, thereby moving the first body from a first position between a first set of adjacent ones of the plurality of gears to a second position between a second set of adjacent ones of the plurality of gears; and a hinge that allows the second body to rotate to a second set of predetermined positions within a second plane, the second plane being perpendicular with respect to the first plane.