EARBUD CASE WITH RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR FOR EARBUDS
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1. A case for a pair of earbuds, each earbud having an ear portion and a stem portion with an electrical connector disposed at a distal end of the stem portion, the case comprising:
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an insert positioned within the housing, the insert having first and second cavities sized and shaped to accommodate first and second earbuds, respectively, each of the first and second cavities having a receiving opening to receive an earbud into the cavity and a contact opening opposite the receiving opening; and
a contact assembly attached to the insert, the contact assembly comprising a first pair of electrical contacts extending into the first cavity and a second pair of electrical contacts extending into the second cavity, the first and second pairs of electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with the electrical connector disposed at the distal end of the first and second earbuds, respectively, through the contact opening.
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Abstract
A case for a pair of earbuds includes an insert positioned within the case and configured to receive the pair of earbuds. A contact assembly is attached to the insert and includes electrical contacts that extend into the inserts such that they make electrical contact with an earbud connector disposed on each of the pair of earbuds.
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1. A case for a pair of earbuds, each earbud having an ear portion and a stem portion with an electrical connector disposed at a distal end of the stem portion, the case comprising:
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a housing; an insert positioned within the housing, the insert having first and second cavities sized and shaped to accommodate first and second earbuds, respectively, each of the first and second cavities having a receiving opening to receive an earbud into the cavity and a contact opening opposite the receiving opening; and a contact assembly attached to the insert, the contact assembly comprising a first pair of electrical contacts extending into the first cavity and a second pair of electrical contacts extending into the second cavity, the first and second pairs of electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with the electrical connector disposed at the distal end of the first and second earbuds, respectively, through the contact opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector assembly for an earbud charging system, the electrical connector assembly configured to receive an earbud having an ear portion and a stem portion with an earbud connector disposed at a distal end of the stem portion, the electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a shell having a receiving opening to receive the earbud in a stem-first orientation, a distal end opposite the receiving opening, and a contact opening proximate the distal end that opens to the receiving opening; a contact carrier formed from a dielectric material and coupled to the distal end of the shell, the contact carrier having a cavity sized to receive the distal end of the shell and a pair of contact receiving slots; and a pair of deflectable electrical contacts disposed within the pair of contact receiving slots, each deflectable electrical contact having a contact portion that extends through the contact opening of the shell. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A case for a pair of earbuds, each earbud having an ear interface portion and a stem portion with an electrical connector disposed at a distal end of the stem portion, the case comprising:
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a housing; an insert positioned within the housing, the insert having first and second earbud receiving cavities sized and shaped to accommodate first and second earbuds, respectively, each of the first and second receiving cavities having a receiving opening to receive an earbud into the receiving cavity in a stem-first orientation, a contact opening at an opposite end of the receiving opening; a contact carrier formed from a dielectric material and coupled to the insert, the contact carrier having first and second pairs of contact receiving slots disposed at a contact interface region and a debris recess configured to capture debris positioned between the first pair of contact receiving slots and a second debris recess disposed below the contact interface region and sized and shaped to capture debris; a first pair of deflectable electrical contacts disposed within first pair of contact receiving slots, each of the first pair of deflectable electrical contacts having a contact portion that extends into the first receiving cavity in the contact interface region; and a second pair of deflectable electrical contacts disposed within second pair of contact receiving slots, each of the second pair of deflectable electrical contacts having a contact portion that extends into the second receiving cavity in the contact interface region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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