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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Trent K. Do, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/22 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01); H01R 24/58 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/58 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved electronic audio receptacle connector employs contacts that have multiple points of contact with a mating audio plug. The contacts each have multiple segments, each segment having a plurality of transverse fingers that interface with a conductive portion of the audio plug. The multiple points of contact improve the reliability of the receptacle connector. The housing of the receptacle connector may be made of two portions mated along an interface. The two portions may have features along the interface to impede moisture ingression and to interlock them together.