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Connector assembly

  • US 8,388,385 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2011
  • Issued: 03/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multi-pin connector assembly arranged to facilitate an electrical connection between an electronic device and an external circuit, wherein the multi-pin connector assembly engages a connector plug that has an electrically conductive body, comprising:

  • a top portion of the connector assembly having at least two contacts arranged to provide electrical connections to corresponding ground tabs on the electrically conductive body in the engaged state, anda bottom portion of the connector assembly having at least two ground contacts formed of highly conductive material that protrude through a plastic body of the multi-pin connector assembly to make electrical contact with the electrically conductive body, wherein the multi-pin connector assembly is accommodated within an opening formed in a spline shaped housing of an electronic device having internal circuitry, wherein the top portion of the connector assembly engages more of the electrically conductive body of the connector plug than does the bottom portion of the connector assembly.

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