Magnetic Electrical Connection System for an Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A male electrical connector comprising:
- a male housing portion;
at least a first magnet carried by said male housing portion, and said first magnet comprising a curved contact surface configured to abut with a female electrical receptacle; and
at least a first resilient electrical contact carried by said male housing portion for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle;
wherein said first magnet and said first resilient electrical contact are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of said male housing portion.
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Abstract
Electrical connection systems (100) for electronic devices (102) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a male electrical connector (104) includes a male housing portion (138) and at least a first magnet (134a) carried by the male housing portion (138). The first magnet (134a) includes a curved contact surface (1200) configured to abut with a female electrical receptacle (106). At least a first resilient electrical contact (136a) is carried by the male housing portion (138) for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle (106). The first magnet (134a) and the first resilient electrical contact (136a) are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of the male housing portion (138).
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34 Claims
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1. A male electrical connector comprising:
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a male housing portion; at least a first magnet carried by said male housing portion, and said first magnet comprising a curved contact surface configured to abut with a female electrical receptacle; and at least a first resilient electrical contact carried by said male housing portion for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle; wherein said first magnet and said first resilient electrical contact are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of said male housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical receptacle comprising:
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a female housing portion; at least a first ferrous contact carried by said female housing portion, and said first ferrous contact comprising a curved contact surface configured to abut with a male electrical connector; and at least a first electrical contact carried by said female housing portion, and said first electrical contact comprising a curved contact surface for making an electrical connection with the male electrical connector; wherein said first ferrous contact and said first electrical contact are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of said female housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electrical connection system comprising:
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a connector including; a male housing portion; at least a first magnet carried by said male housing portion, and said first magnet comprising a curved contact surface; a receptacle configured to engage said connector and including; a female housing portion; at least a first ferrous contact carried by said female housing portion, and said first ferrous contact comprising a curved contact surface configured to abut with said curved contact surface of said first magnet; at least a first resilient electrical contact carried by one of said male housing portion and said female housing portion; and at least a first electrical contact carried by said other of said male housing portion and said female housing portion, and said first electrical contact comprising a curved contact surface for making an electrical connection with said first resilient electrical contact; wherein said first magnet and said first resilient electrical contact are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of said electrical connection system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electrical connector comprising:
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a male housing portion having a substantially cylindrical contact surface configured to abut with a substantially cylindrical contact surface of a female electrical receptacle; at least a first resilient electrical contact carried by said male housing portion for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle; at least a first magnet carried by said male housing portion, said first magnet being configured to hold said substantially cylindrical contact surface of said male housing portion interconnected with said substantially cylindrical contact surface of the female electrical receptacle and hold said first resilient electrical contact interconnected with the female electrical receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic device comprising:
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a device housing; electronic circuitry carried by said device housing; a receptacle including; a female housing portion coupled to said device housing; at least a first ferrous contact carried by said female housing portion, and said first ferrous contact comprising a curved contact surface configured to abut with a male electrical connector; and at least a first electrical contact carried by said female housing portion and electrically coupled to said electronic circuitry, and said first electrical contact comprising a curved contact surface for making an electrical connection with the male electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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Specification