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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Eric T. SooHoo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel R. Bloom, Alameda, CA (US);
Sean T. McIntosh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tian Shi Li, Campbell, CA (US);
Jared M. Kole, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jason Joseph LeBlanc, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Peter J. Cameron, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Michael A. Kinney, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric S. Jol, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Siahaan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert D. Zupke, San Jose, CA (US);
Rohan Gupta, Union City, CA (US);
Jordan J. Francis, Irvine, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connector inserts and connector receptacles that have a small form factor and where when a connector insert and connector receptacle are mated, the connector insert can rotate and articulate relative to an electronic device housing the connector receptacle. The connector receptacle can be connected to components in the electronic device through a flexible circuit board having an amount of slack or excess length to allow the connector receptacle and the connector insert to rotate relative to the connected components. A bearing supporting the connector receptacle can articulate about an axis to allow the connector receptacle and connector insert to articulate relative to the connected components. The bearing can further support a locking mechanism to lock the connector insert in place in the connector receptacle.