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A cable, including first and second lengthwise portions that are coupled by an axially engageable safety breakaway connector, is used to connect first and second components. If someone trips on the cable, a region of the cable adjacent to the breakaway connector is pulled taut. Therefore, a substant

A cable, including first and second lengthwise portions that are coupled by an axially engageable safety breakaway connector, is used to connect first and second components. If someone trips on the cable, a region of the cable adjacent to the breakaway connector is pulled taut. Therefore, a substantially linear tensile force is applied to the cable at the breakaway connector. This tensile force is preferably sufficient to cause the respective parts of the breakaway connector to decouple instead of, for example, jerking one or both of the first and second components in a potentially damaging manner. For example, the cable may be used to connect an electronic game console with a game controller unit. Thus, if a person or pet trips over the cable, the cable becomes decoupled at the breakaway connector before the game console (which is commonly heavy and/or expensive) is jerked to the ground.

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1. A system of coupling an electronic controller to an electronic processing unit, comprising:a cable having a first cable portion and a second cable portion; said first cable portion having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end coupled to the electronic controller, and said second e

1. A system of coupling an electronic controller to an electronic processing unit, comprising:a cable having a first cable portion and a second cable portion; said first cable portion having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end coupled to the electronic controller, and said second end having a first connector; said second cable portion having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end having a second connector and a second end with a third connector, said third connector being configured to be removably coupleable to said electronic processing unit; said first connector and said second connector being configured to be removably coupleable to each other and forming a breakaway connection for said cable between said first cable portion and said second cable portion; said first connector and said third connector being different from each other permitting said first connector to mate with said second connector and permitting said third connector to mate with the electronic processing unit.