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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Wade J. Doll, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/642 (2006.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/642 (2013.01); H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/62905 (2013.01); H05K 7/20218 (2013.01); H01R 2201/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The description relates to connectors for connecting components of a system. One example can include a rectangular housing that has connectors positioned along at least one side. A single axis deployment mechanism can be configured to constrain movement of the connectors to a single axis. Upon receiving input from an angle that is perpendicular or oblique to the axis, the single axis deployment mechanism can be configured to cause the connectors to move sequentially from either of a stored position or a deployed position to the other of the stored position or the deployed position.