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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Robert Storch, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert Hrabchak, Chicago, IL (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
This document describes techniques and apparatuses directed to force distributing spring contacts. The disclosed spring contacts electrically connect a first component to a second component within a computing device. In implementations, the computing device includes a spring contact having a flexure coupled to a contact pin and configured to apply a force to the second component through the contact pin. The contact pin can include a small or precise structure configured to provide a precise electrical connection to the second component. However, the force to the second component through the small or precise structure of the contact pin increases an applied pressure, which can damage the second component. The disclosed techniques and apparatuses describe force distributing spring contacts with a force distributor configured to distribute the force to the second component over a larger surface area, thereby decreasing the applied pressure and preventing damage to the second component.