Patent ID: 11936151
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A connector assembly for an electronic device, the connector assembly comprising:
a contact support structure comprising a first contact portion and a second contact portion, the contact support structure formed of a first material, wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion extend from the contact support structure, the first material having an affinity for plating materials;
an overmold on the contact support structure and between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, the overmold formed of a second material, where the second material has an aversion to plating materials;
a first contact plated on an exposed surface of the first contact portion; and
a second contact plated on an exposed surface of the second contact portion,
wherein the first contact and the second contact are separated by the overmold.