Patent ID: 7108533

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a male connector, the male connector comprising a plurality of conductive terminals held by a male plug body including a head portion and a gripping portion, the head portion including a plurality of raised elements extending radially outward from the head portion; and a female connector, the female connector comprising a plurality of mating conductive terminal held by a female plug body including a receiving portion and a gripping portion, the receiving portion adapted to receive the head portion of the male connector and including a plurality of recessed areas adapted to interlock with the raised elements of the head portion; wherein said conductive terminals held by the female plug body are configured to mate with the conductive terminals of the male plug body when the head portion is received by the receiving portion; and wherein the male plug body and the female plug body both have a substantially flat top portion, a substantially flat bottom portion, and rounded sidewalls, said sidewalls having lateral ribs; and wherein the male plug body and the female plug body both have a height not exceeding 1.10 inches.