Patent ID: 8550858

Claim:
A port expansion device configured to engage a memory card-compatible receptacle, comprising: a connector portion configured to engage the memory card-compatible receptacle, the connector portion having a first set of contact surfaces on a first surface, a second set of contact surfaces on a second surface, the second surface opposing the first surface, and a first end perpendicular to the first and second surfaces, wherein the first set of contact surfaces are configured to engage at least some contacts of a first of contacts with the memory card-compatible receptacle and the second set of contact surfaces are configured to engage at least some contacts of a second set of contacts within the memory card-compatible receptacle; and a receptacle portion operably coupled to a second end of the connector portion that is opposite the first end of the connector portion, and having a connector configured to receive a complimentary connector associated with an electrical device, the complimentary connector having a configuration different from the memory card for which the memory card-compatible receptacle is configured, wherein the receptacle portion is configured to extend outwards from the connector portion and from the memory card-compatible receptacle when the connector portion is engaged with the memory card-compatible receptacle.