Patent ID: 8512053

Claim:
A system, comprising: a cable body; an electrical connector having a first male connection interface that has a first electrical connection configuration and is disposed on an end of the cable body, wherein the first electrical connection configuration comprises a power based configuration; an electrical connection adaptor having a female connection interface that is compatible with the first electrical connection configuration of the first male connection interface and a second male connection interface that has a second electrical connection configuration that is different from the first electrical connection configuration, wherein the electrical connection adaptor is further configured to mechanically couple to the cable body; a connector head coupled to the cable body and the electrical connector; and a tethering element that attaches the electrical connection adaptor to the connector head, wherein a first end of the tethering element is connected to a side of the connector head that is opposite of a side of the electrical connection adaptor connected to a second end of the tethering element when the tethering element is fixed to the electrical connector, and wherein, when the electrical connection adaptor is fixed to the electrical connector, the tethering element forms an aperture configured such that multiple coils of the cable body may be bundled together within the aperture.