Patent ID: 7118286

Claim:
In a family of electrical connectors comprising a standard plug and a standard receptacle, a secure connector system for providing discriminating mating among said connectors, said secure system comprising: a plurality of different secure receptacles for facilitating an electrical connection to different information networks requiring different access authorization, each secure receptacle having an inner surface with a first geometry, said first geometry comprising at least a primary slot and a secondary key, said secure receptacles differing physically from each other only in the position of at least their primary slots or secondary key, each secure receptacle differing physically from a standard receptacle only in the existence of both its primary slot and secondary key; and a plurality of different secure plugs for coupling with said different secure receptacles, each secure plug having a second geometry, said second geometry comprising at least a primary key and a secondary slot, said secure differing physically from each other only in the position of at least their primary key or secondary slot, each secure plug differing physically from a standard plug only in the existences of both its primary key and secondary slot, each different first geometry corresponding to one and only one second geometry such that the secure plugs and receptacles of corresponding first and second geometries are mating pairs.