Patent ID: 7329128

Claim:
A cable connection system comprising: a plug; a receptacle; an adapter having a first mating face that is arranged to receive and mate with the plug in a mated position and a second mating face arranged to mate with the receptacle, wherein the adapter effectively connects the plug to the receptacle; a first magnet arranged on the plug and having a first pole directed towards the adapter when the plug and adapter are in the mated position; a second magnet arranged on the plug and having a second pole directed towards the adapter when the plug and adapter are in the mated position, the second pole being different from the first pole; a third magnet arranged on the first mating face of the adapter and having the first pole directed towards the second magnet when the plug and adapter are in the mated position; and a fourth magnet arranged on the first mating face of the adapter and having the second pole directed towards the first magnet the when the plug and adapter are in the mated position; wherein the first and second magnets on the plug are attracted to the third and fourth magnets on the adapter, respectively, when the plug and adapter are located in the mated position.