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Magnetic connector having a unitary housing

  • US 8,535,088 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2009
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. 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.

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