Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector socket comprising a housing having a front face configured to mate with a corresponding face of a corresponding plug; at least one electrical connector pin mounted on a mounting assembly inside the housing, the mounting assembly being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front face; wherein: the mounting assembly includes a magnetic member configured to interact with a corresponding plug-side magnetic member of the plug to establish a magnetic attraction force, to urge the movable mounting assembly towards the front face to a coupling position in which the at least one connector pin protrudes through a corresponding at least one opening in the front face; the mounting assembly further including a resilient member configured to exert a restoring force on the mounting assembly, to urge the mounting assembly towards a rest position in which the at least one connector pin does not protrude from the

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector socket comprising a housing having a front face configured to mate with a corresponding face of a corresponding plug; at least one electrical connector pin mounted on a mounting assembly inside the housing, the mounting assembly being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front face; wherein: the mounting assembly includes a magnetic member configured to interact with a corresponding plug-side magnetic member of the plug to establish a magnetic attraction force, to urge the movable mounting assembly towards the front face to a coupling position in which the at least one connector pin protrudes through a corresponding at least one opening in the front face; the mounting assembly further including a resilient member configured to exert a restoring force on the mounting assembly, to urge the mounting assembly towards a rest position in which the at least one connector pin does not protrude from t

Abstract: The present invention relates to passenger communication apparatus for supplying power wirelessly to passenger devices for systems such as in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems. The invention has particular application to the use of wireless equipment in passenger environments and may be broadly described as a passenger communication apparatus comprising a wireless power coupling device operable to provide a field for wireless power transfer in the vicinity of an occupant of a passenger seat to be received by a passenger device. In other embodiments the invention may be broadly described as an IFE system comprising a plurality of coupling devices or in a passenger device operable with the passenger communication apparatus.