Two-part jack socket for a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. An expanding jack socket comprising:
- a first part having a contact surface;
a second part having a contact surface and being moveable with respect to the first part between a first position and a second position, the contact surface of the first part and the contact surface of the second part defining a cavity, the cavity having a retracted state when the second part is in the first position and an expanded state for receiving a jack plug when the second part is in the second position; and
one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the first part or the contact surface of the second part.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a two-part jack socket for a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device having the same. In accordance with one example embodiment, the jack socket comprises: a first part having a contact surface; a second part having a contact surface and being moveable with respect to the first part between a first position and a second position, the contact surfaces of the first part and second part defining a cavity, the cavity having a retracted state when the second part is in the first position and an expanded state for receiving a jack plug when the second part is in the second position; and one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the first part or second part.
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20 Claims
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1. An expanding jack socket comprising:
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a first part having a contact surface; a second part having a contact surface and being moveable with respect to the first part between a first position and a second position, the contact surface of the first part and the contact surface of the second part defining a cavity, the cavity having a retracted state when the second part is in the first position and an expanded state for receiving a jack plug when the second part is in the second position; and one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the first part or the contact surface of the second part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a circuit board; an expanding jack socket comprising;
a first part having a contact surface;
a second part having a contact surface and being moveable with respect to the first part between a first position and a second position, the contact surface of the first part and the contact surface of the second part defining a cavity, the cavity having a retracted state when the second part is in the first position and an expanded state for receiving a jack plug when the second part is in the second position; and
one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the first part or the contact surface of the second part, wherein the contacts are in electrical communication with the circuit board;a flexible casing surrounding the jack socket, the flexible casing defining a casing aperture for receiving the jack plug, wherein the casing aperture has a first cross-sectional area when the cavity is in the retracted state and a second cross-sectional area when the cavity is in the expanded state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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