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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hani Esmaeili, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Daniel T. McDonald, San Jose, CA (US);
Aaron A. Oro, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Eric S. Jol, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Appple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/56 (2006.01); H01R 12/59 (2011.01); H01R 13/436 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01); H01R 13/6582 (2011.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/56 (2013.01); H01R 12/592 (2013.01); H01R 13/4367 (2013.01); H01R 13/03 (2013.01); H01R 13/2407 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic receptacle connector includes a hybrid contact assembly that includes a contact plate that has multiple fingers, a contact positioned at a distal end of each finger and a conductor that runs along each finger and electrically couples each contact to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing. The fingers are made from a first material and the contacts are made from a second material such that each of the first and the second materials can be independently optimized.