Patent ID: 7909624

Claim:
A connector hub system, comprising: a first body with a plurality of downstream connectors accessible from a surface of the first body, at least one of the plurality of downstream connectors comprising a female connector for receiving a universal serial bus male connector; a second body with an upstream connector operatively coupled to the plurality of downstream connectors, the upstream connector comprising a male connector; a removable retainer clip configured to mate with at least one of the first body and the second body; and a carabiner clip integral with the first body, the clip comprising a selectively openable gate member adapted to pivot about a clip hinge from a closed position to at least one open position; wherein the first and second bodies are configured to be folded into at least one compact shape by retracting the second body into the first body while retaining external accessibility to the upstream connector, the retainer clip being configured to secure the second body to the first body in the at least one compact shape.