Patent ID: 6942494

Claim:
An electrical interface assembly comprising: a housing panel comprising at least two electrically-conductive layers separated by insulating material; a through-opening extending between opposite sides of the housing panel; an interface module, disposed within the through-opening, configured with two flat opposite ends substantially parallel to and located respectively in correspondence with said opposite sides of the housing panel; a pair of contact ends located respectively on the two flat opposite ends of said interface module facing outwardly from each of said opposite sides of the housing panel, said opposite contact ends in said interface module being made and arranged to provide electrical interface on opposing sides of said housing panel; at least one active electronic device incorporated with said interface module having at least two electrical terminals representing two different nodes of an electrical circuit; and connecting means for electrically connecting the electrical terminals of said active electronic device to at least two corresponding destinations selected from a group including said electrically-conductive layers in the housing panel and said contact ends.