US 12,444,864 B2
Connector having narrow surface-mount contact pitch
James M. Jeon, Mountain House, CA (US); Mahmoud R. Amini, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Marc Soriano Baliarda, Irvine, CA (US); and Tianrun Jiang, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,699.
Prior Publication US 2024/0106137 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 12/52 (2011.01); H01R 13/533 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/523 (2013.01) [H01R 13/533 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector receptacle comprising:
a front housing having a passage, the passage forming a front opening;
a tongue located in the passage;
a first plurality of contacts, each having a contacting surface supported by the tongue and each having a solder tail, wherein the solder tail includes a bottom surface to be soldered to a board, wherein the bottom surface includes a chamfered edge; and
a first housing portion around a portion of each of the first plurality of contacts, wherein for each of the first plurality of contacts, the first housing portion includes an extension along a front surface of the solder tail.