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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Guowen Tong, Beijing, CN;
Xuewu Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising: a socket cavity extending longitudinally and configured to receive a plug inserted longitudinally through an aperture; a first socket contact positioned within the socket cavity; an actuator configured to automatically switch the apparatus from a first configuration to a second configuration, when the plug is inserted longitudinally beyond a threshold insertion distance at which a tip of the plug has been inserted past the first socket contact and a first plug contact is positioned adjacent the first socket contact, wherein, in the first configuration, the first socket contact is laterally retracted from an insertion path of the plug through the socket cavity and wherein, in the second configuration, the first socket contact laterally extended towards the plug to form an electrical connection with the first plug contact.
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