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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
John DiFonzo, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Shuhi Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/2421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spring-loaded contact may include a barrel to form a housing for the spring-loaded contact, a plunger at least partially enclosed by the barrel, a spring enclosed by the barrel, and a sphere between the plunger and the spring. A back of the plunger may be formed at an angle and to include a retention guide, the retention guide partly over the sphere such that the sphere may be in contact with the back of the plunger and the retention guide.