Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device with moveable contacts at an exterior surface
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Application No.: US15256470Application Date: 2016-09-02
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Publication No.: US09778705B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Hani Esmaeili , Oliver Ross , Brett Degner , Daniel Wagman , Eric S. Jol , Ibuki Kamei , Mahmoud R. Amini
- 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

Abstract:
An accessory device comprising: an enclosure; one or more electrical components positioned within or attached to the enclosure; an attachment feature connected to the enclosure and configured to magnetically couple the accessory device with the electronic device, the attachment feature comprising: an exterior surface; a corresponding plurality of openings formed through the exterior surface; a plurality of movable contacts corresponding in number to the plurality of openings, each movable contact extending out of one of the plurality of openings; one or more biasing members operatively coupled to the plurality of movable contacts to bias the contacts such that a contacting portion of each contact protrudes beyond the exterior surface of the attachment feature through its respective opening; and an alignment feature comprising at least one magnet positioned adjacent to the plurality of openings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170068286A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOVEABLE CONTACTS AT AN EXTERIOR SURFACE Public/Granted day:2017-03-09
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