Patent ID: 8693183

Claim:
An adapter for a ruggedized personal digital assistant (RPDA) having a groove for storing a stylus, a power-in port, and a serial data port, the adapter comprising: a generally L-shaped housing having a first leg and a second leg; the first leg having a generally tubular shape and a protruding ridge that is slidable in the groove of the RPDA; a bottom of the first leg including a connector for a multi-function cable; a top of the first leg including an opening for a communication cable; the second leg including a through-hole for receiving a thumbscrew, a top of the second leg including a power connector for engaging the power-in port of the RPDA and a serial data connector for engaging the serial data port of the RPDA; the first leg having disposed therein a multi-function cable assembly, which multi-function cable assembly is connected to the multi-function connector; wherein said multi-function cable assembly splits into first, second and third cables in the first leg; wherein the first cable extends through the opening in the top of the first leg; wherein the second cable connects to the power connector in the second leg; wherein the third cable connects to the serial data connector in the second leg; wherein the protruding ridge on the first leg includes a bulbous edge; and wherein a side of the first leg opposite a side having the protruding ridge includes a strap fixed thereon, the strap being fixed to a pair of spaced-apart projections, each of the spaced-apart projections including an opening therein for receiving the strap.