Patent ID: 8591239

Claim:
A multi-contact connector system for connecting an auxiliary device to an electronic device, comprising: a first connector having a first longitudinal axis and including a plurality of first contacts spaced apart from each other on a flex circuit that forms a loop which defines an open region and extends around the first longitudinal axis; a second connector having a second longitudinal axis and including a cam having a plurality of second contacts; wherein one of the connectors is configured to be plugged into the other connector from a starting position to a translated position where the cam and second contacts are located within the open region of the loop formed by the flex circuit; and wherein the second connector is configured to be rotatable with respect to the first connector, from the translated position to a rotated position, to force at least some of the plurality of second contacts on the cam into electrical and mechanical contact with corresponding ones of the plurality of first contacts on the flex circuit.