Patent ID: 7938689

Claim:
An adaptor to link a standard jack and a standard plug, the adaptor comprising: a jack adaptor with a principal axis for connecting a standard jack to a polarized and rugged jack interface, the jack adaptor comprising along the principal axis a standardized interface surface to interface with the standard jack, a first casing with a first end plate having a plurality of polarized rugged tabs along the principal axis for forming the polarized, rugged jack interface, and the polarized and rugged interface; and a plug adaptor with a secondary axis for connecting a standard plug to a polarized, rugged plug interface, the plug adaptor comprising along the secondary axis a standardized interface to interface with a plug, and a second casing with a second end plate to interface with at least two polarized notches and the plug interface; wherein when the plug interface is connected to the jack interface for connecting the standard jack to the standard plug, the first end plate is adjacent to the second end plate and the at least two polarized rugged tabs are mated without being bent to the polarized notches, and wherein the first end plate has a surface perpendicular to the principal axis and the plurality of polarized rugged tabs extend from the surface in a direction parallel to the principal axis.