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US 2022/0102893 A1Published application
Spring-loaded contacts having capsule intermediate object
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorGeorge Tziviskos
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Abstract
Reliable contacts for connectors, connector receptacles that can be easily aligned to an opening in an electronic device, and connector inserts and connector receptacles that are readily manufactured. One example can provide a spring-biased contact having plunger extending through an opening in a barrel and biased by a spring. An intermediate object can be positioned between the plunger and the spring. The intermediate object can contact a barrel in at least two locations on the barrel.
Claims20
A spring-loaded contact comprising:
- a barrel having a front opening;
- a plunger having a tip extending through the front opening and a body housed in the barrel;
- a spring housed in the barrel;
- and
- an intermediate object between a backside of the plunger and the spring, where the intermediate object simultaneously contacts an inside surface of barrel at a first location and a second location, the first location and the second location on opposite sides of the intermediate object.
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A spring-loaded contact comprising:
- a barrel having a front opening;
- a plunger having a tip extending through the front opening and a body housed in the barrel;
- a spring housed in the barrel;
- and
- a capsule between a backside of the plunger and the spring.
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A connector receptacle comprising:
- a top housing having a first slot extending in a first direction;
- and
- a first bracket having a tab end and a fastener end, the tab end in the first slot,
- wherein the tab end of the first bracket can move in the first direction in the first slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.