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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2012
Min Chul Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John Difonzo, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Nathan N. NG, Fremont, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bradley Hamel, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rian Leichter, San Carlos, CA (US);
Sridhar Sundaram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Josh Pong, San Jose, CA (US);
Vince Duperron, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Min Chul Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John DiFonzo, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Nathan N. Ng, Fremont, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bradley Hamel, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rian Leichter, San Carlos, CA (US);
Sridhar Sundaram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Josh Pong, San Jose, CA (US);
Vince Duperron, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Spring-loaded contacts having an improved reliability. One example may provide spring-loaded contacts having a reduced likelihood of entanglement between a spring and a plunger. For example, a piston may be placed between a plunger and a spring. The piston may have a head portion that is wider than the diameter of the spring and located between the spring and the plunger to isolate the spring and the plunger. In these and other examples, an additional object, such as a sphere, may be placed between the plunger and spring. In another example, two additional objects, such as two spheres, may be placed between a plunger and piston.