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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2012
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Scritzky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Z. Yuan, San Jose, CA (US);
Min Chul Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nathan N. Ng, Fremont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Power plugs that provide reliable functionality, may be reliably manufactured, and have a pleasant appearance. One example may provide a power plug that functions in a reliable manner by providing a ground connection that may maintain its shape over several insertions and removals from a wall socket. A relatively large ground block may act as a heat sink to help reduce plug temperature during operation. Another example may provide a power plug that may be reliably manufactured by forming the ground block as a solid piece to prevent buckling and bending during plug manufacturing that may otherwise result. Another example may provide a power plug that has an attractive appearance by employing a bridge having a flat surface such that after an overmold is formed over the bridge, a face of the plug has a resulting flat, smooth appearance.