Patent ID: 7789684

Claim:
A switched electrical adapter for a three pin XLR audio connector and a five pin connector XLR audio connector comprises: a. an electrical connector having three pins (3-1, 3-2, and 3-3), said pin 3-1 being a ground pin, said pin 3-2 being a HI pin, and said pin 3-3 being a LO pin, b. an electrical connector having five pins (5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, and 5-5), said pin 5-1 being a ground pin, said pin 5-2 being a Channel One HI pin, said pin 5-3 being a Channel One LO pin, pin 5-4 being a Channel Two HI pin, and said pin 5-5 being a Channel Two LO pin, c. a two position electrical switch, said positions being described as position 1 and position 2, having an operating end and a connector end, d. said three pin and five pin electrical connectors electrically connected with said electrical switch to form two sub-circuits, e. the first of said sub-circuits connecting said pins as follows (i) pin 3-2 to pin 5-2 (ii) pin 3-3 to pin 5-3 f. the second of said sub-circuits connecting said pins as follows (i) pin 3-2 to pin 5-4 (ii) pin 3-3 to pin 5-5 g. said first sub-circuit being selected by positioning said switch in position 1, h. said second sub-circuit being selected by positioning said switch in position 2, i. pin 3-1 is connected directly to pin 5-1 j. means for enclosing said connectors such that said two position switch can be repositioned from Position 1 to Position 2 without disconnecting said five pin and three pin electrical connectors.