Patent ID: 7641476

Claim:
A rotatable quick disconnect electrical connector assembly, comprising: a male component, comprising: a first housing having a top end and a bottom end, at least a portion of the first housing having a taper, the bottom end having a substantially flat base; and first electrical lead running through the first housing from the top end through to the bottom end, so that a first electrical contact is exposed at the base; and a female component, comprising: a second housing having a top end and a bottom end and defining an interior cavity open at the top end and having a substantially flat base inside the cavity, at least a portion of the cavity having a taper corresponding to the taper of the first housing of the male component, so that the male and female components are capable of a secure frictional fit when mated together and the assembly is resistant to contact separation under vertical, horizontal or radial loads; and a second electrical lead running through the second housing from the bottom end through to the cavity, so that a second electrical contact is exposed at the base of the cavity; the first and second electrical contacts being situated so as to meet and contact each other when the male and female components are mated together; one of either the male component or the female component having a magnet mounted thereon and the other of the male component or the female component having a magnet-sensitive material, so that the male and female components are attracted together by magnetic force; each of the male and female components having a generally circular cross-section and at least one of the male component and the female component being rotatable with respect to the other component.