| US 7,601,032 B2 | ||
| Apparatus for altering poles on an accessory | ||
| Gonzalo Labarca, Boca Raton, Fla. (US); and Mark W. Johnson, Lauderhill, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/54,529. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0177076 A1, Aug. 10, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 24/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—668 [381/124] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An accessory having a housing for varying a number of accessible poles, comprising:
a plurality of projections each having at least one pole coupled to an insulator to prevent electrical contact with another
pole;
a plurality of conduction wires each insulated and connected at a first end to a corresponding pole of the plurality of projections;
and
at least one lever coupled to a corresponding one or more of the plurality of projections for sliding said one or more projections
in and out of the housing in a plurality of positions after a force is applied on said lever, thereby controlling the exposure
of a portion of the at least one pole of each of said one or more projections.
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