Patent ID: 8535088

Claim:
A cable plug comprising: a strain relief that allows passage of a cable; an assembly comprising a nonconductive insulative housing and power and ground conductors, the assembly further comprising passages, the passages connected to the conductors; a plurality of contact pins located in passages in the assembly and having a contact portion extending beyond the assembly such that contact may be made with opposing contacts in a compatible connector receptacle; a circuit board fixed to the assembly and contact pins; a light-emitting diode fixed to the circuit board; a magnetic attraction plate positioned around the contact portion of the contact pins; and a cylindrical unitary housing made from a single piece of material and having a first opening for the cable and a second opening for the attraction plate, the attraction plate and cylindrical unitary housing enclosing the assembly, the plurality of contacts, the circuit board, and the light-emitting diode, wherein the magnet attraction plate and the contact portion protrude through a second opening in the unitary housing.