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A consumer device interface assembly is provided that utilizes a male over-mold adapter that is operable to engage a conventional USB female shroud. A locking clip is associated with the male over-mold so as to provide locking engagement between the over-mold and the female adapter. The over-mold is

A consumer device interface assembly is provided that utilizes a male over-mold adapter that is operable to engage a conventional USB female shroud. A locking clip is associated with the male over-mold so as to provide locking engagement between the over-mold and the female adapter. The over-mold is universal thus allowing a host of consumer device interfaces to be used with the assembly.

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What is claimed as is: 1. A consumer device interface assembly comprising: a female shroud having a housing and a flange for mounting to a pc board, the housing having an indexing feature and a ramp integral with the housing, the housing further having a pair of upright slots opened at its sides on

What is claimed as is: 1. A consumer device interface assembly comprising: a female shroud having a housing and a flange for mounting to a pc board, the housing having an indexing feature and a ramp integral with the housing, the housing further having a pair of upright slots opened at its sides on each side of said ramp; an over-mold configured to be received within said female shroud, the over-mold having a body with a pair of upright arms that are laterally received and fit within the pair of upright slots of the female shroud, the body further having a tab; a connector located within the over-mold, said connector having a cable and a body; and a metal lock shell that is configured to receive said over-mold, said shell having protrusions that receive the pair of upright arms of the over-mold, an interlocking tab portion mates with the ramp of the female shroud between said pair of upright arms for securing the assembly together. 2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal lock shell and the over-mold are integral. 3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal lock shell is made of conductive material. 4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body of the connector has a thin metal encasing made of conductive material. 5. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal lock shell further has an opening that is operable to receive the tab on the body of the over-mold so as to lock the over-mold and shell together. 6. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal lock shell further has a shroud that surrounds the cable. 7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is at least one of the following types: a) USB interface; b) RCA input; c) Auxiliary input; f) Jack or port. 8. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indexing feature of the female shroud includes a chamfer on a corner of the housing of the shroud, said chamfer mates with a corresponding chamfer of the body of the over-mold. 9. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indexing feature of the female shroud includes a lip on an inside surface of the housing. 10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the body of the over-mold includes a square shaped corner that engages the lip so as to align the shroud and the over-mold. 11. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal lock shell has a thin profile in a cross-sectional view. 12. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body of said connector is molded within said over-mold. 13. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the metal lock shell and female shroud form a conductive path to a pc board. 14. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is of the USB mini configuration. 15. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the over-mold is universal, said body of the over-mold is operable to house a connector of different types.