Patent ID: 11947390
Assignee: SNAP INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A case for an electronics-enabled eyewear device, the case comprising:
a body defining an opening leading to a storage chamber that is sized for retaining the eyewear device;
a cover depending from the body that is movable between an open position, in which the opening is exposed, and a closed position, in which the opening is covered by the cover;
a battery for charging the electronics-enabled eyewear device; and
a power connector mounted in the storage chamber, the power connector including one or more spring-loaded charging contacts for engagement with one or more complementary charging contacts on the eyewear device, the spring-loaded charging contacts being conductively connected to the battery to enable charging of the eyewear device via the charging contacts, the power connector further comprises a magnet positioned adjacent the spring-loaded contacts for engagement with a complementary magnet on the eyewear device,
wherein a magnetic force between the magnets of the power connector and the eyewear device is greater than a spring force of the spring-loaded contacts to ensure that the one or more spring-loaded charging contacts remain engaged with the one or more complementary contacts on the eyewear device.