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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
George Tziviskos, San Jose, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ayoub Yari Boroujeni, San Jose, CA (US);
James E. Harper, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Davood Mousanezhad Viyand, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rui Zhou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel A. Bergvall, San Jose, CA (US);
Nikhil S. Pansare, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connector receptacles that can provide audible feedback to inform a user that a card has been properly inserted, and can include structures to protect contacts in a connector receptacle from damage due to an improper card insertion. An example can provide a connector receptacle having a click module to provide audible feedback indicating that a card has been fully inserted. Another example can provide a connector receptacle having movable contacts that can remain out of an insertion path until the card is at least partially inserted.