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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2005
Joseph M. Zueck, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Michael D. Johnson, Longmont, CO (US);
James F. Santospirito, Valley Center, CA (US);
Joseph M. Zueck, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Michael D. Johnson, Longmont, CO (US);
James F. Santospirito, Valley Center, CA (US);
Kyocera Wireless Corp., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic data connector of a wireless communication device for receiving a male section of a different electronic connector includes an electronic data connector receptacle universal to different electronic connectors and having a female section with a recess for receiving the male section of the different electronic connectors. A changeable connector key is carried by the electronic data connector receptacle and includes one or more positive material obstructions that obstruct one or more portions of the recess of the female section so that only an electronic connector with a male section configured to accommodate the positive material obstructions will mate with the electronic data connector receptacle.