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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jim Smeenge, San Jose, CA (US);
Chiew-sang Goh, San Jose, CA (US);
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jim Smeenge, San Jose, CA (US);
Chiew-Sang Goh, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connector adapters that may allow contacts in a connector insert to form electrical connections with contacts in an incompatible connector receptacle. One example may provide a connector adapter for providing a connection between a connector insert and an incompatible connector receptacle. The connector adapter may be a magnetic connector providing a magnetic connector receptacle at a first end to accept a connector insert having an attraction plate. This connector adapter may further provide a connector insert having an attraction plate at a second end to insert into a magnetic connector receptacle on an electrical device.