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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rui Zhou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James E. Harper, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Houtan R. Farahani, San Ramon, CA (US);
Sung-Ho Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mariel L. Lanas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connector receptacles and device enclosures that can provide proper grounding, improved ventilation, and an aesthetically pleasing appearance. An example can include a device enclosure including an enclosure wall and sleeves for a number of connector receptacles. Each sleeve can electrically contact a shield of a corresponding connector receptacle via a conductive structure, such as a conductive gasket, to provide a good ground path. The sleeves can be narrow at the enclosure wall for improved ventilation and an aesthetically pleasing appearance.