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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel Wagman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Oliver Ross, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric S. Jol, San Jose, CA (US);
Hani Esmaeili, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brett Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ibuki Kamei, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device comprising a device enclosure having an exterior surface; a contact area positioned at the exterior surface and having first and second ends, the contact area having a plurality of contacts arranged between the first and second ends and substantially flush with the exterior surface; and an alignment feature within the enclosure comprising first and second magnets positioned on opposing sides of the contact area, the first magnet positioned adjacent to the first end of the contact area and the second magnet positioned adjacent to the second end of the contact area.