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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Julian Eichhorn, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian Mok, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/717 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); H01R 13/717 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H01R 13/22 (2013.01); H01R 13/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a socket to receive a plug and having an electrical contact. The connector assembly further includes a flexible fabric embedded with a pattern of electrically conductive elements and spanning the socket to conceal the electrical contact. The flexible fabric can deform toward the electrical contact of the socket to cause at least a portion of the pattern to contact the electrical contact.