Low profile male connector
First Claim
1. A cable assembly comprising:
- a connector plug having a housing arranged to fit entirely in a connector receptacle in an electronic device, the connector plug having a rear surface contoured to be flush with a surface of the electronic device;
a plurality of contacts located in the connector plug housing, each contact having an engaging portion to contact a corresponding contact in the connector receptacle and a connecting portion extending to the rear surface; and
a cable attached to the plurality of contacts located in the connector plug.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of low profile male connectors are described. In one embodiment, a connector includes a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth. The plug housing may be designed to be fully insertable into a receptacle connector of an electronic device, and to have a rear surface that conforms with a shape of an exterior surface of the electronic device. The pins arranged in the plug housing may include various features, such as connecting portions protruding from the plug housing at an angle of approximately 90 degrees for coupling to a cable, bases including cutouts for extending a length of an elongated shaft of the pin, barbs for engaging the plug housing, and limit stops for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement with a receiving pin.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable assembly comprising:
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a connector plug having a housing arranged to fit entirely in a connector receptacle in an electronic device, the connector plug having a rear surface contoured to be flush with a surface of the electronic device; a plurality of contacts located in the connector plug housing, each contact having an engaging portion to contact a corresponding contact in the connector receptacle and a connecting portion extending to the rear surface; and a cable attached to the plurality of contacts located in the connector plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cable assembly comprising:
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a connector plug having a front surface, top surface, bottom surface, and side surfaces to fit in a connector receptacle of an electronic device, the connector plug having a rear surface contoured such that it is substantially flush with an outside surface of the electronic device adjacent to the connector receptacle; a plurality of contacts located in the connector plug housing, each contact having an engaging portion to contact a corresponding contact in the connector receptacle and a connecting portion extending to the rear surface; and a cable attached to the connecting portions of the plurality of contacts located in the connector plug. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cable assembly comprising:
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a connector plug having a housing arranged to fit in a connector receptacle in an electronic device, the connector plug having a rear surface contoured to be substantially flush with an outside surface of the electronic device adjacent to the connector receptacle; a plurality of contacts located in the connector plug housing, each contact having an engaging portion to contact a corresponding contact in the connector receptacle and a connecting portion; and a cable having a plurality of conductors arranged in parallel, each conductor attached to a connecting portion of a contact in the plurality of contacts located in the connector plug. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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