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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Craig Dwayne Ray, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Joseph Mayor, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Craig Dwayne Ray, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Joseph Mayor, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
All Systems Broadband, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) plugs are modified to include one or more retention features that increase the force needed to extract a fully inserted HDMI plug from a compatible mating receptacle. In several embodiments, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) plug includes a connector body having a mating end configured for insertion in a longitudinal direction into a mating HDMI receptacle and having a slot-shaped opening along at least one wall of the connector body, extending in the longitudinal direction. A movable tab is biased to extend outward from the slot-shaped opening in a first position, when unconstrained by the mating HDMI receptacle, and configured to retreat into a second position, substantially within said opening, when longitudinally engaged by a leading edge of the mating HDMI receptacle during insertion of the connector body. Additional retention features and mating HDMI receptacles are also described.