Patent ID: 8668501

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing comprising an exposed first base end and an exposed second base end, said housing configured to couple with a flexible assembly terminal at said second base end, wherein said flexible assembly terminal comprises a plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts, and wherein said first base end comprises a first base connector configured to couple to a connector receptacle on a rigid assembly, said connector receptacle comprising a plurality of attachment element electrical contacts; an insulator core inside said housing, said insulator core having a first end exposed on said first base end and a second end exposed on said second base end; a first plurality of intermediary device electrical contacts coupled to said insulator core and exposed on said first end of said first base end, wherein each one of said first plurality of intermediary device electrical contacts is configured to removably couple and electrically connect to a corresponding one of the plurality of attachment element electrical contacts when said first base connector is coupled to said connector receptacle on said rigid assembly; a second plurality of intermediary device electrical contacts coupled to said insulator core and exposed on the second base end, wherein each one of the second plurality of intermediary device electrical contacts is configured to removably couple and electrically connect to a corresponding one of the plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts when said flexible assembly terminal is coupled to said housing, wherein each one of said first plurality of intermediary device electrical contacts is electrically connected through said insulator core to a corresponding one of said second plurality of intermediary device electrical contacts; and a cap configured to couple to said housing and seal said flexible assembly terminal on said second base end.