Patent ID: 7988469

Claim:
A universal serial bus (USB) adapter comprising: an adapter board comprising a main board, a golden finger board extending from a first end of the main board, and a plurality of signal pins; wherein a first part of each signal pin is fixed to the main board, and a second part of the signal pin is substantially parallel to the main body, the golden finger board comprises a plurality of golden pad fingers attached on the golden finger board and correspondingly electrically connected to the plurality of signal pins; a sliding element comprising a main body through which the second parts of the plurality of signal pins slidably extend therein through grooves of an end wall of the sliding element; a receiving cover receiving the main board of the adapter board and the main body of the sliding element, with the golden finger board exposed outside of the receiving cover; and a pivoting element comprising a board being a same size as the golden finger board and rotatably mounted to a bottom end of the receiving cover; wherein the plurality of signal pins is operable to be connected to a first USB interface in response to the main body of the sliding element being slided to be completely received in the receiving cover; wherein the main body of the sliding element together with the plurality of signal pins is operable to be connected to a second USB interface in response to the main body sliding being partially received in the receiving cover; wherein the golden finger board together with pivoting element is operable to be connected to a third USB interface in response to the board of the pivoting element being rotated to be located against and below the golden finger board; wherein the golden finger board is operable to be connected to a fourth USB interface in response to the board of the pivoting element being rotated to move away from the golden finger board; and wherein the first to fourth USB interfaces are respectively a female USB header, a male USB header, a female USB connector, and a male USB connector.