Low Profile Plug Receptacle
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsStephen Brian Lynch, Anthony Sagala Montevirgen
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Abstract
A low profile receptacle plug receptacle is disclosed. The low profile plug receptacle which may have a housing with a partially circular opening that is configured in one embodiment to receive a cylindrical plug. The low profile receptacle plug receptacle may have a second opening which has a width smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical plug. A portion of the cylindrical plug may extend past the second opening when inserted into the housing. The low profile receptacle plug receptacle may part of an electronic device.
Claims29
A low profile plug receptacle, comprising:
- a connector housing including at least a front side and a bottom side, the front side including a partially circular opening which extends into a longitudinal passage inside the connector housing, the bottom side including a second opening which extends into the longitudinal passage, the second opening having a width which is smaller than the diameter of the partially circular opening, the connector housing being compatible with an elongated cylindrical plug which extends partially through the second opening when inserted into the connector housing;
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- a plurality of plug receptacle contacts within the longitudinal passage.
The low profile plug receptacle of claim 8 wherein the hinged doors rest against the elongated cylindrical plug when the plug is positioned within the longitudinal passage.
A low profile plug receptacle, comprising:
- a connector housing including at least a front side and a bottom side, the front side including a partially circular opening having an angle of opening less than 180 degrees which is open at an edge shared between the bottom side and front side and opens into a longitudinal passage inside the connector housing, the bottom side including a second opening which opens into the longitudinal passage and
- a plurality of plug receptacle contacts within the longitudinal passage.
18 The low profile plug receptacle of claim 17 wherein the second opening is an elongated opening having a width smaller than the diameter of the partially circular opening.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a device housing including a front side, top side, and a bottom side, the front side including a partially circular opening which extends into a longitudinal passage inside the device housing, the bottom side including a second opening which extends into the longitudinal passage, the second opening having a width which is smaller than the diameter of the partially circular opening, the connector housing being compatible with an elongated cylindrical plug which extends partially through the second opening when inserted into the longitudinal passage;
- a plurality of plug receptacle contacts within the longitudinal passage;
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- a display panel on the top side of the housing, wherein a portion of the display panel is vertically stacked inline with the plurality of plug receptacles.
A low profile plug receptacle for a 3.5 mm audio plug, the receptacle comprising:
- a connector housing including at least a front side and a bottom side, the front side including a partially circular opening which extends into a longitudinal passage inside the connector housing, the partially circular opening having a height between a furthest point on an interior perimeter of the opening and the bottom side less than 3.5 mm, the bottom side including a second opening which extends into the longitudinal passage, the second opening having a width which is smaller than the diameter of the partially circular opening, the connector housing being compatible with a 3.5 mm audio plug which extends partially through the second opening when inserted into the longitudinal passage of the connector housing;
- a plurality of plug receptacle contacts within the longitudinal passage, the plurality of plug receptacle contacts comprising a ground contact, first and second audio contacts and a video contact;
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- a flexible door which at least partially covers the second opening and opens away from the longitudinal passage by insertion of the 3.5 mm audio plug into the longitudinal passage and closes toward the longitudinal passage when the 3.5 mm audio plug is removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.