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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen E. Shupe, Sandy, UT (US);
Carl Ketcham, Taylorsville, UT (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrical connector for connecting combination electronic apparatus, which comprise a plurality of internal electronic devices, to networks or other devices. The connector of the present invention comprises a novel switching mechanism which selects between the plurality of internal electronic devices based on the attributes of the mating connector received by the connector. Device selection may be controlled by the physical characteristics of the mating connector, the electrical characteristics of the device or network attached to the mating connector or some other distinct attribute.