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US 9,312,677 B2Granted
Molded splitter structures and methods for making the same
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJonathan S. Aase, Cameron P. Frazier, Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Paul Choiniere, Gregory D. Dunham, Kurt R. Stiehl
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Abstract
Molded splitter structures and systems and methods for manufacturing molded splitter structures are disclosed.
Claims17
A cable structure, comprising:
- a plurality of cable structure legs, each leg comprising a splitter interface region that has a predetermined diameter;
- and
- a tube-shaped splitter comprising:
- a first shot comprising:
- a plurality of extension regions,
- a plurality of lip regions, and
- a u-shaped region, wherein one of the cable structure legs of the plurality of cable structure legs is positioned over one of the extension regions of the plurality of extension regions and abuts one of the lip regions of the plurality of lip regions;
- and
- a second shot that encapsulates the u-shaped region and at least a portion of each lip region of the plurality of lip regions, wherein the second shot comprises a plurality of leg interface regions, wherein each leg interface region of the plurality of leg interface regions is coupled to one of the splitter interface regions, and wherein each leg interface region of the plurality of leg interface regions has a diameter that is the same as the predetermined diameter of the splitter interface region to which it is coupled.
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