Patent ID: 7654839

Claim:
A connector to attenuate electrostatic discharges from a cable to an electronic system, the connector comprising: at least one discharge element; and a housing to attach to the electronic system and to couple with circuitry of the electronic system to couple with a connector of the cable to interconnect the electronic system with the cable, wherein the housing comprises a mounting coupled with the at least one discharge element to position the at least one discharge element to couple with at least one conductor of the cable to reduce an electrostatic charge on the at least one conductor of the cable and to couple the at least one conductor of the cable with the circuitry of the electronic system after coupling the conductor of the cable with the at least one discharge element, the mounting to move from a first position to a second position in response to contact with the connector of the cable to disconnect the at least one discharge element from a ground of the electronic system, wherein the at least one discharge element is connected to the ground while the mounting is at the first position and is disconnected from the ground while the mounting is at the second position.