Low-profile spring-loaded contacts
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1. A contact structure comprising:
- a housing having plurality of slots, a top surface, and at least one raised portion extending from the top surface, where the at least one raised portion includes at least one opening;
a plurality of contacts, each located in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots, each contact comprising a contacting portion and a midsection portion, wherein the contacting portion of each contact extends through a corresponding opening in the at least one raised portion in the housing;
an injection molded portion around the midsection of each contact and adjacent to the housing to secure the plurality of contacts to the housing; and
a bottom plate attached to a bottom of the housing.
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Abstract
Contact structures that are readily manufactured, where contacts in the contact structures provide a sufficient normal force while consuming a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. A contact structure comprising:
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a housing having plurality of slots, a top surface, and at least one raised portion extending from the top surface, where the at least one raised portion includes at least one opening; a plurality of contacts, each located in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots, each contact comprising a contacting portion and a midsection portion, wherein the contacting portion of each contact extends through a corresponding opening in the at least one raised portion in the housing; an injection molded portion around the midsection of each contact and adjacent to the housing to secure the plurality of contacts to the housing; and a bottom plate attached to a bottom of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device comprising:
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a device enclosure substantially housing the electronic device; a contact structure comprising; a housing having plurality of slots, at least one raised portion, and a top surface, where the at least one raised portion includes at least one opening; a plurality of contacts each located in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots, each contact comprising a contacting portion, a midsection portion, and a tail portion, wherein the contacting portion of each contact extends through a corresponding opening in the at least one raised portion in the housing; an injection molded portion around the midsection of each contact and adjacent to the housing to secure the plurality of contacts to the housing; and a bottom plate attached to the bottom of the housing; and a flexible circuit board coupled to the tail portion of each of the plurality of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A contact structure comprising:
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a housing having plurality of slots, a top surface, and a plurality of raised portions extending from the top surface, where each of the plurality of raised portions includes an opening; a plurality of contacts, each located in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots, each contact comprising a contacting portion and a midsection portion, wherein the contacting portion of each contact extends through a corresponding opening in a corresponding raised portion of the housing; an injection molded portion around the midsection of each contact and adjacent to the housing to secure the plurality of contacts to the housing; and a bottom plate attached to a bottom of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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