Patent ID: 7500880

Claim:
A telecommunications connector comprising: a body; a first projection extending from one side of the body and constructed and arranged to be secured to a telecommunication device main unit through a cavity in the main unit, the first projection further including a bottom surface and an opposing top surface; a second projection extending from an other side of the body and constructed and arranged to be secured to a telecommunication device accessory unit through a cavity in the accessory unit, the second projection further including a bottom surface and an opposing top surface; a printed circuit board supported within the connector and including a plurality of contact plates electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the contact plates constructed and arranged to engage at least one electrical port supported on the main unit and at least one electrical port supported on the accessory unit; and wherein upon insertion of the first projection within the cavity in the main unit and insertion of the second projection within the cavity in the accessory unit, the accessory unit is secured to the main unit, and the contact plates are electrically connected to the at least one electrical port supported on the main unit and the at least one electrical port supported on the accessory unit to provide electrical power from the main unit to the accessory unit.