Patent ID: 8801446

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a female connector comprising: a first main body; a plurality of slots defined in the first main body and extending through the first main body, wherein the plurality of slots are arranged in a first row and a second row that is parallel to the first row, each of the first and second rows has the same number of slots, each slot receives a conductive terminal therein, the first row of conductive terminals are arranged along a first direction, and the second row of conductive terminals are arranged along a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a plurality of cables attached to the first main body and electrically connected to the conductive terminals; a male connector comprising: a second main body; and a plurality of conductive pins arranged in the second main body and extending through the second main body, wherein the plurality of conductive pins are arranged in a third row and a fourth row parallel to the third row, each of the third and fourth rows has the same number of conductive pins, third row conductive pins correspond to the first row conductive terminals of the female connector, fourth row conductive pins correspond to the second row conductive terminals of the female connector; when the female connector is connected to the male connector in a third direction, the first row conductive terminals of the female connector are electrically connected to the third row conductive pins of the male connector, the second row conductive terminals of the female connector are electrically connected to the fourth row conductive pins of the male connector; and when the female connector is connected to the male connector in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, the first row conductive terminals of the female connector are electrically connected to the fourth row conductive pins of the male connector, and the second row conductive terminals of the female connector are electrically connected to the third row conductive pins of the male connector.