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Programmable cable adaptor for connecting different automobile computers to diagnostic equipment

  • US 5,442,170 A
  • Filed: 04/15/1994
  • Issued: 08/15/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A programmable cable adaptor comprising:

  • an input connector means having a plurality of input pins/sockets;

    an output connector means having a plurality of output pins/sockets;

    key receptacle means having a key-receiving aperture and a first plurality of coupling means disposed along at least one side of said aperture and electrically connected to at least some of said input pins/sockets, and a second plurality of coupling means disposed along at least one side of said aperture and connected to at least some of said output pins/sockets; and

    key means having a plurality of discrete communicating elements configured to link selected ones of said first coupling means to selected ones of said second coupling means such that selected output pins/sockets are communicatively connected to selected input pins/sockets when said key means is disposed within said aperture.

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