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An interface apparatus for power and/or data connections, comprised of a connector assembly ( 101 F in FIGS. 1 A and 1 B) which has a configurable plug ( 101 A) with conductors ( 123 A and B, and 125 A and B), and a barrel-style assembly ( 103 ) that engages a receptacle ( 101 B) having conductors ( 157, 159, 161 , and 163 ), and related elements ( 127, 130, 133 A, and 133 B in FIG. 3 ) that redirect electrical signals upon insertion of the plug. Redirecting electrical signals enables host devices, power sources, and peripherals-such as a host device ( 168 in FIG. 1 B), its battery source ( 166 ), as well as one or more attachable peripherals ( 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162 and 164 in FIG. 1 A)-to transfer signals in ways they could not without such an apparatus. By locating a receptacle ( 101 B in FIG. 1 B) in replaceable modules, such as battery packs ( 166 ), users can upgrade and enhance the functionality of a multiplicity of existing (and future) electronic and electrical goods.
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