Patent ID: 8740640

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a connector plug affixed to one end of a cable, said connector plug having a flat or bottom side and a front face for mating with a connector-jack and electrical contacts protruding from said front face; an LED supported by said connector plug and recessed into said front face to allow light emitted from said LED to illuminate said connector-jack while not interfering with said front face when said connector plug is being mated with said connector-jack; a source of electric power operatively connected to the other end of said cable, said power being carried by dedicated wires in said cable to terminals on said LED to allow said LED to emit said light under control of a user; and a switch, included in said connector plug, said switch closing when said user touches said flat or bottom side without otherwise manually operating said switch, whereby said light illuminates said connector-jack when said switch is closed and when said connector plug is being mated with said connector-jack.