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Contact design for external accessories

  • US 10,579,096 B1
  • Filed: 05/20/2019
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a housing;

    electronic circuitry disposed within the housing;

    one or more magnets configured to align and removably couple the electronic accessory to the electronic device; and

    a contact area disposed at an external surface of the housing, the contact area including two or more spaced apart contacts, wherein each of the contacts is electrically coupled to the electronic circuitry and comprises;

    a conductive contact surface positioned at the external surface of the housing, the contact surface configured to directly contact a corresponding contact of the electronic accessory when the electronic device is coupled to the electronic accessory; and

    an electrically-conductive via extending from the contact surface through the outer surface of housing.

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