Patent attributes
A connector assembly for electrically connecting a first component to a second component, the connector assembly has a first connector having first contacts electrically connectable to the first component, and a first magnet secured to the first connector; and a second connector having second contacts electrically connectable to the second component, and a second magnet secured to the second connector, the first connector orientable relative to the second connector in a connecting orientation in which the first and second connectors are magnetically attracted to one another via one or both of the first and second magnets and in which the first contacts are electrically connected to the second contacts, and in a repelling orientation in which the first magnet is at least partially aligned with and repelling the second magnet for impeding connection between the first contacts and the second contacts.
