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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ian P. Colahan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Fiedl Nick Vista, Quezon, PH;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 4/70 (2006.01); H01B 17/64 (2006.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/504 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01B 17/64 (2013.01); H01R 4/70 (2013.01); H01R 13/6675 (2013.01); H01R 31/065 (2013.01); H01R 13/504 (2013.01); H01R 13/6633 (2013.01);
Abstract
An AC-to-DC power adapter comprises a single-piece insulator unit. The various components of the power adapter such as a transformer, other circuitry, etc. are attached to the single-piece insulator unit. The single-piece insulator unit has embedded channels to provide electrical connectivity between the circuitry, The entire assembly is placed in housing and a cap assembly having prongs to connect to a AC wall outlet is ultrasonically welded to the housing.