Patent ID: 6945821

Claim:
An adapter for facilitating the connection of a communications cable connector to a connector of a health care facility wall interface unit, the adapter comprising: a housing having a first face, a second face and an outside perimeter face, wherein the housing is adapted to be attached to the health care facility wall interface unit and the first face abuts the interface unit when attached; a first connector, wherein said first connector is located on the first face and adapted to connect to the connector of the health care facility wall interface unit; a second connector, wherein said second connector is located on the second face and adapted to connect to the cable connector; and a third connector, wherein the third connector is located on the second face and is in electrical communication with the first connector, wherein the first and third connectors both have the same number of electrically conductive pins, wherein the first connector is in electrical communication with the second connector and the first and second connectors have a dissimilar number of electrically conductive pins.