Patent ID: 7976346

Claim:
An interface comprising: a docking site having a first electrical connector adapted to interconnect a bus and having at least one first retainer portion; and an adapter comprising: at least one second retainer portion, wherein the at least one second retainer portion and the at least one first retainer portion are adapted to releasably engage, wherein one of the at least one first retainer portion or the at least one second retainer portion comprises at least one key, and the other of the at least one first retainer portion or the at least one second retainer portion comprises at least one keyhole, the at least one key adapted to releasably engage the at least one keyhole; a second electrical connector, wherein the second electrical connector and the first electrical connector are adapted to engage and interconnect, wherein, to cause engagement of the docking site and the adapter, the at least one key and the at least one keyhole are engaged prior to the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector being engaged; at least one port adapted to accept at least one modular connector having at least one electrical contact; and at least one electrical interconnect adapted to interconnect the at least one electrical contact with the second electrical connector.