Apple decided to fix a major inconvenience USB-interface - sensitivity to the orientation of the plug. Corporation of Cupertino design patent bilateral connector, which can be inserted into the socket either party. Application was filed January 21, 2014.
You can imagine how many curses every second hits the inventors of the present USB-interface. Inconvenience asymmetric connector obvious. In Apple developed an improved connector, describing its design patent application. New plug, according to the company, will be two-way, ie it can be turned.
The document states that the invention "may reduce the risk of damaging the connector member and irritation due to improper connection USB connector into the socket." The advantages of the design is the fact that two-way connector is fully compatible with standard socket USB Type A.
The invention consists in a new connector design. Contacts are located on both sides of the central portion. The signals are displayed on, so that the orientation of the connector is not important - for rotation about a longitudinal axis by 180 ° and the pin position is the same.
Recall that in December last year, the organization of USB 3.0 Promoter Group, responsible for the development of the standard, has announced a new version of the USB-connector Type-C. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that users no longer have to guess which way to insert the cable into the USB-slot. With the currently existing connectors USB-compatible connector.