Load sharing device and I/O architecture against imparted abuse loads

A bracket configured to be interposed between a housing of a mobile electronic device and an electrical receptacle that is disposed in the mobile electronic device, the bracket comprising:

• an electrically conductive bracket body sized and shaped to be positioned between a receptacle connector housing and an enclosure of an electronic device, the bracket body including:
• a front face;
• a back face;
• a protrusion extending from the front face and an edge that extends between the front face and the back face around an outer perimeter of the bracket body;
• and
• an electrically insulative sheath surrounding at least portions of the bracket body including the bracket body edge, the sheath including a pair of fastener accommodations extending through the sheath on opposite sides of the protrusion, wherein the fastener accommodations are configured to receive a fastener such that the fastener is not in physical contact with the bracket body.