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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ayoub Yari Boroujeni, San Jose, CA (US);
John C. DiFonzo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bradley J. Hamel, Redwood City, CA (US);
George Tziviskos, San Jose, CA (US);
Hao Zhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul Hack, San Jose, CA (US);
Jean-March Gery, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connectors that have a low profile, can form strong and reliable connections despite connection alignment errors, and can be readily manufactured. One example can provide a connector receptacle having a magnetic array arranged to provide a strong attachment that allows the use of a low profile connector receptacle and connector insert. The magnetic array can include magnets and magnetic elements, where the magnetic elements can be magnetically conductive pole-pieces. Each pole piece can have magnets at two of its sides. Another example can provide contacts for a connector insert that can have more than one contacting surface to connect to a contact of a connector receptacle.