公开(公告)号：EP1834384B1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-23

申请号：EP06717602.4

申请日：2006-01-06

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： HANKEY, Evans ,  ZORKENDORFER, Rico ,  FILSON, Benjamin ,  WEBER, Douglas Joseph ,  ZADESKY, Stephen

IPC: H01R13/627

CPC classification number: H01R13/6276 ,  H01R13/4538 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  Y10S439/953

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus socket-equipped arrangement (USB-SEA) configured for mating with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug having a plug metal housing and an aperture disposed in the plug metal housing. The arrangement includes a plug-receiving cavity configured to receive the USB plug. The arrangement further includes a spring-loaded mechanism disposed within the plug-receiving cavity. The spring-loaded mechanism is biased toward an interior region of the plug-receiving cavity. The spring-loaded mechanism is also configured to slide along the connector metal housing of the USB plug when the USB plug is inserted into the plug-receiving cavity and to movably mate with the aperture disposed in the plug metal housing when the USB plug is in a terminal mating position with the USB socket assembly. The spring-loaded mechanism represents one of a spring-loaded ball and a spring-loaded pin.

公开(公告)号：EP1834384A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-19

申请号：EP06717602.4

申请日：2006-01-06

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： HANKEY, Evans ,  ZORKENDORFER, Rico ,  FILSON, Benjamin ,  WEBER, Douglas Joseph ,  ZADESKY, Stephen

IPC: H01R13/627

CPC classification number: H01R13/6276 ,  H01R13/4538 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  Y10S439/953

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus socket-equipped arrangement (USB-SEA) configured for mating with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug having a plug metal housing and an aperture disposed in the plug metal housing. The arrangement includes a plug-receiving cavity configured to receive the USB plug. The arrangement further includes a spring-loaded mechanism disposed within the plug-receiving cavity. The spring-loaded mechanism is biased toward an interior region of the plug-receiving cavity. The spring-loaded mechanism is also configured to slide along the connector metal housing of the USB plug when the USB plug is inserted into the plug-receiving cavity and to movably mate with the aperture disposed in the plug metal housing when the USB plug is in a terminal mating position with the USB socket assembly. The spring-loaded mechanism represents one of a spring-loaded ball and a spring-loaded pin.