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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2012
George Marc Simmel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
George Marc Simmel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connector receptacles that are simple to assemble, provide a good ground contact path, avoid marring of both inserts and receptacles, and can be arranged to fit in a device enclosure. These receptacles may include a subassembly that is inserted into a hollow tongue. The subassembly may include a first number of contacts that are insert molded in a housing, as well as a second number of contacts. The tongue may further include ground contacts on its sides and top. The tongue may cover edges of at least some contacts to prevent marring of both the connector receptacle and connector insert. The shell of the connector receptacle may be formed around a portion of the connector receptacle to assist in fitting the receptacle in a device enclosure.