High cycle connector contact system
First Claim
1. A connector interface for a portable device, comprising:
- an interface connector having an arrangement of one or more pogo-style contacts for conducting at least one of power and signals;
whereby wearing of the pogo contacts and mating contacts of an accessory to which the portable device interfaces, is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory.
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Abstract
A connector contact interface system for a portable device. The system includes a first arrangement of one or more fixed electrically conductive contacts of a first device, and a second arrangement of one or more electrically conductive pogo contacts in a second device, which pogo contacts of the second device are in substantially axial alignment with the respective fixed contacts of the first arrangement of the first device. When the connectors are in full engagement, the one or more pogo contacts and the respective one or more fixed contacts are in tip-to-tip abutment. The first arrangement is included either on a rigid or flexible circuit board or in connector housing of the first device, and the second arrangement is included in a connector housing of the second device. The contacts of either or both of the first and second arrangements are plated with a wear-resistant metal such as hard gold.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A connector interface for a portable device, comprising:
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an interface connector having an arrangement of one or more pogo-style contacts for conducting at least one of power and signals;
whereby wearing of the pogo contacts and mating contacts of an accessory to which the portable device interfaces, is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15)
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6. A method of interfacing to a portable device, comprising:
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providing an interface connector having an arrangement of one or more pogo-style contacts for conducting at least one of power and signals;
whereby wearing of the pogo contacts and mating contacts of an accessory to which the portable device interfaces, is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A connector interface system of a portable device and an accessory, comprising:
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a device connector of the portable device having a first arrangement of one or more pogo contacts; and
an accessory connector of an accessory adapted to mate to the device connector, the accessory connector having a second arrangement of accessory contacts that align with the one or more pogo contacts of the device connector;
whereby wearing of the device contacts and accessory contacts is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of interfacing a portable device and an accessory, comprising:
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providing a device connector of the portable device having a first arrangement of one or more pogo contacts; and
providing an accessory connector of an accessory adapted to mate to the device connector, the accessory connector having a second arrangement of accessory contacts that align with the one or more pogo contacts of the device connector;
whereby wearing of the device contacts and accessory contacts is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of contact interfacing between a portable device and an accessory, comprising:
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providing a device connector of the device having a first arrangement of one or more pogo contacts; and
providing an accessory connector having a second arrangement of one or more accessory contacts in substantially axial alignment while in tip-to-tip abutment with the respective pogo contacts of the device connector;
whereby wearing of the device and accessory contacts is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory.
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28. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a bar code reader that facilitates collecting data;
a processor that processes at least a subset of the collected data; and
an interface connector disposed at least partially within a housing of the mobile terminal, the connector having an arrangement of one or more pogo-style contacts that facilitate electrically coupling the mobile terminal to another device.
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29. A connector interface for an accessory, the accessory associated with a portable device and comprising:
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an interface connector having an arrangement of one or more pogo-style contacts for conducting at least one of power and signals;
whereby wearing of the pogo contacts and mating contacts of the portable to which the accessory interfaces, is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the accessory with the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of interfacing to an accessory, the accessory associated with a portable device and comprising:
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providing an interface connector having an arrangement of one or more pogo-style contacts for conducting at least one of power and signals;
whereby wearing of the pogo contacts and mating contacts of the portable to which the accessory interfaces, is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the accessory with the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of interfacing a portable device and an accessory, comprising:
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providing a device connector of the portable device having a first arrangement of one or more pogo contacts; and
providing an accessory connector of an accessory adapted to mate to the device connector, the accessory connector having a second arrangement of oversized accessory contacts that interface to the one or more pogo contacts of the device connector;
whereby wearing of the device contacts and accessory contacts is reduced substantially during engagement and disengagement of the portable device with the accessory.
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Specification