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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2013
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Norman Miner Ladouceur, Wingham, CA;
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, unknown;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a two-part jack socket for a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device having the same. In accordance with one example embodiment, the jack socket includes a first part having a contact surface; a second part having a contact surface and being moveable with respect to the first part between a first position and a second position, the contact surfaces of the first part and second part defining a cavity, the cavity having a retracted state when the second part is in the first position and an expanded state for receiving a jack plug when the second part is in the second position; and one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the first part or second part.