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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert V. Weber, Redwood City, CA (US);
Min Chul Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joshua J. Pong, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6582 (2011.01); H01R 13/6597 (2011.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6582 (2013.01); H01R 13/6597 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Connector inserts and connector receptacles having a reduced number of individual parts and that can be manufactured with a reduced number of manufacturing steps and tools. An example provides connector inserts and connector receptacles having a reduced number of individual parts by including one or more parts that can be used more than once in each connector. In another example, connector inserts or connector receptacles can be formed with a reduced number of different manufacturing steps and tools.