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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
George Tziviskos, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/17 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/17 (2013.01); H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); H01R 2201/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Reliable contacts for connectors, connector receptacles that can be easily aligned to an opening in an electronic device, and connector inserts and connector receptacles that are readily manufactured. One example can provide a spring-biased contact having plunger extending through an opening in a barrel and biased by a spring. An intermediate object can be positioned between the plunger and the spring. The intermediate object can contact a barrel in at least two locations on the barrel.