Connector for electronic devices

An electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• internal electronics configured to provide at least one function for the electronic device;
• a first object comprising at least a portion of the internal electronics and a first contact area;
• a second object comprising a second contact area;
• and
• a connector configured to provide electrical and mechanical coupling between the first and second objects, the connector comprising:
• a plurality of connecting elements, a given connecting element comprising:
• at least one first contact portion;
• at least one second contact portion;
• a guidance portion located towards an end of the given connecting element and adjacent to the at least one first contact portion;
• a straight end portion comprising the at least one second contact portion, and connected to one of the first and second objects by a solder connection;
• and
• a biasing portion adjacent to the at least one first contact portion and the straight end portion, rounded in an area adjacent to the at least one first contact portion, and configured to provide an electrical connection between the at least one first and at least one second contact portions, and to resiliently move the given connecting element from a first position to a second position, wherein the at least one first and at least one second contact portions are separated by a first distance in the first position and a second distance in the second position, the second distance being greater than the first distance;
• wherein, in use, the guidance portion receives one of the first and second objects which forces each of the plurality of connecting elements from the first position to the second position in which the biasing portion provides a mechanical coupling force to the first and second objects and the at least one first contact portion electrically contacts the first contact area on the first object and the at least one second contact portion electrically contacts the second contact area on the second object to electrically couple the first and second objects.

A method of electrically and mechanically coupling first and second objects, the method comprising:

• applying a connector to said first and second objects;
• wherein said connector comprises a plurality of connecting elements;
• wherein a given connecting element comprises at least one first contact portion, at least one second contact portion, a guidance portion located towards an end of the given connecting element and adjacent to the at least one first contact portion, a straight end portion comprising the at least one second contact portion and connected to one of the first and second objects by a solder connection, and a biasing portion adjacent to the at least one first contact portion and the straight end portion, rounded in an area adjacent to the at least one first contact portion, and configured to provide an electrical connection between the at least one first and at least one second contact portions, and to resiliently move the given connecting element from a first position to a second position, wherein the at least one first and at least one second contact portions are separated by a first distance in the first position and a second distance in the second position, the second distance being greater than the first distance;
• wherein, when said connector is applied to the first and second objects, each of the plurality of connecting elements moves from the first position to the second position in which the biasing portion provides a mechanical coupling force to the first and second objects and the at least one first contact portion electrically contacts a first contact area on the first object and the at least one second contact portion electrically contacts a second contact area on the second object to electrically couple the first and second objects.