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US 2025/0158339 A1Published application
Simplified power connectors
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorMahmoud R. Amini
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Abstract
Connector structures that can be readily manufactured and provide a reversible connection.
Claims20
A connector receptacle comprising:
- a tongue having a top side and a bottom side;
- a first plurality of contacts on the top side of the tongue, the first plurality of contacts comprising a first contact;
- a second plurality of contacts on the bottom side of the tongue, the second plurality of contacts comprising a second contact;
- and
- a first joining piece connecting the first contact to the second contact, wherein the first joining piece is bent such that the second contact is positioned below the first contact.
2 more elements
A plurality of contacts for a connector receptacle, the plurality of contacts comprising:
- a first plurality of contacts to be positioned on a top side of a tongue of the connector receptacle;
- and
- a second plurality of contacts to be positioned on a bottom side of the tongue of the connector receptacle,
- wherein the first plurality of contacts and the second plurality of contacts are attached to a carrier.
1 more element
A method of manufacturing a connector receptacle, the method comprising:
- stamping a metallic sheet to form a first plurality of contacts, a second plurality of contacts, and a carrier attached to each of the first plurality of contacts and the second plurality of contacts;
- and
- molding a tongue around portions of the first plurality of contacts and the second plurality of contacts such that the first plurality of contacts are located on a top side of the tongue and the second plurality of contacts are located on a bottom side of the tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.