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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
Kuan-yu Chen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Chong Yi, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
James M. Sabo, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Joseph Ortega, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Gary E. Biddle, Carlisle, PA (US);
Kuan-Yu Chen, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Chong Yi, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
James M. Sabo, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Joseph Ortega, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Gary E. Biddle, Carlisle, PA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An extension to USB includes an insulative tongue portion and a number of contacts held in the insulative tongue portion. The contacts have four conductive contacts and a plurality of differential contacts for transferring differential signals located behind/forward the four standard USB contacts along a front-to-rear direction. The four conductive contacts are adapted for USB 2.0 protocol and the plurality of differential contacts are adapted for non-USB 2.0 protocol. The extension to USB is capable of mating with a complementary standard USB 2.0 connector and a non-USB 2.0 connector, alternatively.