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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Brian Wilson, Liberty, MO (US);
Arvind Ramdas Mallya, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
William E. Rollins, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian Wilson, Liberty, MO (US);
Arvind Ramdas Mallya, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
William E. Rollins, Fremont, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system includes a digital multimedia connector of a digital multimedia cable. The digital multimedia connector includes a first housing enclosing a first plurality of electrical contacts, a retainer adjacent and external to the first housing, and a release. The system includes a digital multimedia receptacle. The digital multimedia receptacle includes a second housing to receive the first housing of the digital multimedia connector, a second plurality of electrical contacts to couple to the first plurality of electrical contacts, and a support to receive at least a portion of the retainer. The digital multimedia cable is inhibited from separating from the digital multimedia receptacle and an electrical connection between the first plurality of electrical contacts and the second plurality of electrical contacts is maintained when the retainer of the digital multimedia connector is received by the support of the digital multimedia receptacle.