Two-part jack socket for a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a circuit board;
an expanding jack socket comprising;
a body having an elongate concave contact surface and one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the body, the contacts being in electrical communication with the circuit board;
a flexible casing surrounding the jack socket, the flexible casing having an inner surface which cooperates with the contact surface of the body to define a cavity for receiving a jack plug, wherein the cavity expands from a retracted state to an expanded state in response to insertion of the jack plug, and contracts from the expanded state to the retracted state in response to removal of the jack plug;
wherein the flexible casing defines a casing aperture for receiving the jack plug, the casing aperture having 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.
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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 includes 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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13 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a circuit board; an expanding jack socket comprising;
a body having an elongate concave contact surface and one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the body, the contacts being in electrical communication with the circuit board;a flexible casing surrounding the jack socket, the flexible casing having an inner surface which cooperates with the contact surface of the body to define a cavity for receiving a jack plug, wherein the cavity expands from a retracted state to an expanded state in response to insertion of the jack plug, and contracts from the expanded state to the retracted state in response to removal of the jack plug; wherein the flexible casing defines a casing aperture for receiving the jack plug, the casing aperture having 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An expanding jack socket and casing comprising:
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a body having an elongate concave contact surface, the contact surface defining a first part of a cavity for receiving a jack plug; one or more contacts located in the contact surface of the body; and a flexible casing surrounding the jack socket, the flexible casing having an inner surface which cooperates with the contact surface of the body to define a cavity for receiving a jack plug, wherein the cavity expands from a retracted state to an expanded state in response to insertion of the jack plug, and contracts from the expanded state to the retracted state in response to removal of the jack plug; wherein the flexible casing defines a casing aperture for receiving the jack plug, the casing aperture having 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 (11, 12, 13)
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