side 46 that are accessible within the cavity 48 generally the substrate is a non conductive material the leads 20 22 are electrically conductive and electrically communicate with each other and the sheath 32 is in electrical communication with the inner casing 16 to provide a shield or drain wire the plug sheath 32 has first and second sides 60 and 62 that respectively include the interior surfaces 44 and 50 as best seen in fig2 4 each side 60 62 includes two openings 64 generally defined by the usb standard for receiving leaf spring retainers 66 of the receptacle 10 as also defined by the usb standard the receptacle 10 is in accordance with a series u201c a u201d standard usb receptacle for instance specifically dimensional requirements of the receptacle 10 that relate to receiving the plug 12 conform to the usb standard as do wiring protocols etc the principal modifications of the receptacle 10 in comparison to a common or typical usb receptacle that is also within the usb standard the present receptacle 10 includes an outer casing 14 with the supporting structure 18 and an extended length for the receptacle 10 including the inner casing 16 which would otherwise correspond to a receptacle body rb in a prior art usb illustrated.