Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device with hidden connector
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Application No.: US15079785Application Date: 2016-03-24
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Publication No.: US09634426B2Publication Date: 2017-04-25
- Inventor: David I. Nazzaro , Tyler S. Bushnell , 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 and Stockton, LLP
- Main IPC: H01R13/52
- IPC: H01R13/52 ; H01R13/44 ; H01R13/46 ; H01R13/453 ; H01R24/58

Abstract:
An electronic device has a self-healing elastomer applied over one or more external electronic connectors. The self-healing elastomer may obscure the electronic connectors from the user as well as provide environmental protection for the connector and the electronic device. Electronic probes may temporarily penetrate the self-healing elastomer to mate with the electronic connector. After removal of the probes the self-healing elastomer may elastically reform and self-heal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160204537A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HIDDEN CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2016-07-14
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