Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device with contacts flush with housing
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Application No.: US15256432Application Date: 2016-09-02
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Publication No.: US10579097B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Daniel Wagman , Oliver Ross , Eric S. Jol , Hani Esmaeili , Brett Degner , Ibuki Kamei
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H01R13/62 ; H01R13/24 ; G06F3/02

Abstract:
An electronic device comprising a device enclosure having an exterior surface; a contact area positioned at the exterior surface and having first and second ends, the contact area having a plurality of contacts arranged between the first and second ends and substantially flush with the exterior surface; and an alignment feature within the enclosure comprising first and second magnets positioned on opposing sides of the contact area, the first magnet positioned adjacent to the first end of the contact area and the second magnet positioned adjacent to the second end of the contact area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170068276A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONTACTS FLUSH WITH HOUSING Public/Granted day:2017-03-09
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