Patent ID: 8113722

Claim:
A hybrid fiber/copper connector assembly comprising: a first hybrid fiber/copper connector including a first housing with a mating end and a cable entry end; and a second hybrid fiber/copper connector including a second housing with a mating end that is adapted to mate with the mating end of the first hybrid fiber/copper connector and a cable entry end; wherein the first hybrid fiber/copper connector includes at least one fiber optic adapter removably mounted within the first housing adjacent the mating end, an electrical pin stationarily mounted within the first housing adjacent the mating end, and at least one electrical pin carried by a conductor mount that is removably mounted within the first housing adjacent the mating end, the electrical pin of the removable conductor mount configured to make electrical contact with the electrical pin stationarily mounted within the first housing; wherein the second hybrid fiber/copper connector includes at least one fiber optic connector removably mounted within the second housing adjacent the mating end, an electrical pin stationarily mounted within the second housing adjacent the mating end, and at least one electrical pin conductor carried by a conductor mount that is removably mounted within the second housing adjacent the mating end, the electrical pin of the removable conductor mount configured to make electrical contact with the electrical pin stationarily mounted within the second housing; wherein the fiber optic connector of the second hybrid fiber/copper connector is configured to mate with the fiber optic adapter of the first hybrid fiber/copper connector and the electrical pin conductor carried by the removably mounted conductor mount of the second hybrid fiber/copper connector is adapted to electrically mate with the electrical pin conductor carried by the removably mounted conductor mount of the first hybrid fiber/copper connector.