Patent ID: 8271705

Claim:
An electronic connector comprising: a connector housing designed to accommodate at least 30 contacts spaced apart in sequentially numbered contact locations including: (i) ground contact locations 1 , 15 and 30 designated for ground, (ii) a plurality of digital contact locations including first and second USB data contact locations 4 and 6 designated for USB data signals and contact locations 3 , 5 and 7 interleaved around the first and second USB data contact locations and designated for digital signals other than USB data signals, (iii) analog contact locations 27 and 28 designated for left and right audio signals, (iv) a plurality of contacts designated for power including contact location 13 designated for accessory power and contact location 8 ; and a keying arrangement including first and second sets of keys, wherein the first set of keys is formed on a first side of the housing and is spaced apart by a first length and the second set of keys is formed on a second side of the housing, opposite the first side, and is spaced apart by a second length different than the first length.