Methods and apparatus for connecting devices with stacked magnetic connectors

An electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• a stack of magnetic contacts for forming connections with an adjacent electronic device and magnetically holding said adjacent electronic device against said housing, said magnetic contacts electrically isolated from one another and defining a channel;
• a plug received in said channel, said plug comprising a plurality of outer contact segments each in communication with a corresponding one of said magnetic contacts, and each in communication with an electrical circuit of said electronic device.

A method of connecting first and second electronic devices, comprising:

• providing a magnetic contact assembly comprising a stack of magnets and a plug with a first end received in a channel in said stack of magnets and a second end having a plurality of contacts each in electrical communication with one of said stack of magnets;
• connecting said plurality of contacts to an internal circuit of said first electronic device;
• positioning said first electronic device adjacent a second electronic device and magnetically forming connections between each of said stack of magnets and a corresponding connector of said second electronic device.

A connector for an electronic device, comprising:

• a stack of magnetic contacts, for forming connections with a corresponding connector of another electronic device and magnetically holding said another electronic device, said magnetic contacts electrically isolated from one another and each for connection to an electrical conductor of said electronic device, said stack defining an internal channel;
• a plug with a first end received through said channel and a second end extending from said channel, said second end having a plurality of contact surfaces each in communication with one of said stack of magnetic contacts for connection to a circuit of said electronic device.