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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
James M. Jeon, Mountain House, CA (US);
Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David H. Narajowski, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ruihua Ding, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Matthew P. Casebolt, Fremont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Combined connector receptacles, examples of which comprise tongues configured to be aligned to openings in a device enclosure; EMI shield contact rails, a central ground plane, a connector receptacle shield to provide isolation between the individual connector receptacles to reduce signal noise; and organizers and other structures arranged to reduce or eliminate damage to through-hole contact portions during their insertion into corresponding openings in a printed circuit board.