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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rui Zhou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Adam H. Herzog, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mechanisms that may help to secure connector inserts in place when they are plugged into a connector receptacle on an electronic device. One example may provide a connector receptacle having a friction mechanism to provide friction between a connector insert and a connector receptacle when the connector insert is inserted in the connector receptacle. Other examples may provide a connector receptacle having a locking mechanism to hinder or prevent extraction of a connector insert.