Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hidden power and data connectors for accessories
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Application No.: US17645803Application Date: 2021-12-23
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Publication No.: US11721934B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Julian Eichhorn , Brian Mok
- Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- Agency: Crowell & Moring LLP
- Main IPC: H01R13/52
- IPC: H01R13/52 ; H01R13/717 ; H01R43/26 ; H01R13/627 ; H01R13/24 ; H01R13/22

Abstract:
A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a socket to receive a plug and having an electrical contact. The connector assembly further includes a flexible fabric embedded with a pattern of electrically conductive elements and spanning the socket to conceal the electrical contact. The flexible fabric can deform toward the electrical contact of the socket to cause at least a portion of the pattern to contact the electrical contact.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230208072A1 Hidden Power and Data Connectors for Accessories Public/Granted day:2023-06-29
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