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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Edward A. Liljegren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sharon Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nidhi Rathi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher T. LI, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bryan D. Trinh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Edward A. Liljegren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sharon Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nidhi Rathi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher T. Li, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bryan D. Trinh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A device includes one or more connectors and receptacles. The connector may include a pair of connector magnets. The connector may also include a pair of connector terminals positioned between the pair of connector magnets. The receptacle may be associated with a user device. The receptacle may include a pair of receptacle magnets that are configured to magnetically couple with the pair of connector magnets when brought within proximity of each other. The receptacle may also include a pair of receptacle terminals positioned between the pair of receptacle magnets that are configured to mate with the pair of connector terminals to form an electrical connection. In this manner, the connector and the receptacle may form an electrical connection when the pair of connector magnets is coupled with the pair of receptacle magnets, thereby mating the pair of connector terminals with the pair of receptacle terminals.