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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Roger W Harmon, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Kenneth W Carlson, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Daniel P Rodgers, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Glenn S Schultz, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Frank H Stone, Waukegan, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Electrical connection systems () for electronic devices () are disclosed. In one embodiment, a male electrical connector () includes a male housing portion () and at least a first magnet () carried by the male housing portion (). The first magnet () includes a curved contact surface () configured to abut with a female electrical receptacle (). At least a first resilient electrical contact () is carried by the male housing portion () for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle (). The first magnet () and the first resilient electrical contact () are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of the male housing portion ().