Patent ID: 7775801

Claim:
A mateable pair of electrical connectors comprising: a first connector comprising first and second holes in the first connector, a first conductive pin moveably arranged in the first hole and a second conductive pin moveably arranged in the second hole, where retractile force opposes movement of the first conductive pin out of the first hole and retractile force opposes movement of the second conductive pin out of the second hole, and where the first conductive pin and the second conductive pin are magnetized; a second connector comprising third and fourth holes in the second connector, a third conductive pin moveably arranged in the third hole and a fourth conductive pin moveably arranged in the fourth hole, where retractile force opposes movement of the third conductive pin out of the third hole and retractile force opposes movement of the fourth conductive pin out of the fourth hole, and where the third conductive pin and the fourth conductive pin are magnetized; and where the conductive pins are arranged such that: when the first connector is mated with the second connector the first conductive pin is aligned with and magnetically attracted to the third conductive pin such that the first conductive pin and the second conductive pin move towards each other in their respective holes and contact each other, and the second conductive pin is aligned with and magnetically attracted to the fourth conductive pin such that the second and fourth conductive pins move towards each other in their respective holes and contact each other, the contacting conductive pins forming electrical connections between the first and second connectors.