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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Brendan Donohoe, Portland, OR (US);
Keith Folske, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Brian L. Kash, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin Steward, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A system includes an electronic module containing an electronic component and a connector in communication with the electronic component, and a housing defining a chamber and having an opening providing access to the chamber to receive the electronic module. The housing has an interface for removable electronic connection to the connector of the module when the module is received in the chamber, and the housing further has a magnet connected to the housing. The module includes a sensor configured to sense the magnet when the module is received in the chamber, and the module is configured to deactivate the connector when the sensor does not sense the magnet and to activate the connector when the sensor does sense the magnet. The sensor may be a Hall effect sensor and/or the connector may be configured for connection to a USB port in various configurations.