Patent ID: 8052480

Claim:
A connector for electrically connecting an electronic device to another device, the connector comprising: an outer shell including a front surface that terminates at a front side of the connector, the front side of the connector being configured to mate with a second connector; an inner core at least partially disposed within the outer shell and including a front surface that is recessed within the outer shell; and a plurality of electrical connecting elements at least partially disposed within the inner core and extending from the front surface of the inner core, wherein the plurality of electrical connecting elements includes a first set of electrical connecting elements and a second set including at least one electrical connecting element, the first set of electrical connecting elements comprises five connecting elements arranged in a pentagon pattern where each connecting element is located at a point defined by two intersecting lines of the pentagon pattern, and each connecting element of the second set is spaced at a greater radial distance from a center of the inner core in relation to each connecting element of the first set, wherein the first and second sets of electrical connecting elements total eleven electrical connecting elements.