Patent ID: 7736196

Claim:
A polarized connector, comprising: a jack with a principal axis for connecting a first cable to a jack interface, the jack comprising along the principal axis a first cable holder to connect the first cable, a first casing with a first end plate having a plurality of polarized rugged tabs, and the jack interface; and a plug with a secondary axis for connecting a second cable to a plug interface, the plug comprising along the secondary axis a second cable holder to connect the second cable, and a second casing with a second end plate with at least two polarized notches, and the plug interface; wherein when the plug interface is connected to the jack interface for connecting the first cable to the second cable, the first end plate is adjacent to the second end plate and the at least two polarized rugged tabs are mated without being bent to the polarized notches; and wherein the first end plate has a surface is perpendicular to the principal axis and the plurality of polarized rugged tabs extending from the surface in a direction parallel to the principal axis.