Patent ID: 8096813

Claim:
An adapter including (a) a first connector comprising a D-subminiature connector having a first plurality of pins or sockets; (b) a second connector having: (i) a plug, (ii) a socket, and (iii) each plug and socket having a second plurality of pins or sockets, a. wherein one of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication while b. the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector; and (c) a component comprising a plurality of conductors adapted for facilitating the other of the plug and the socket of the second connector to electrically communicate with the first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a first predetermined pinout.