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

Claim 11:
12. A connector assembly for an electronic device, the connector assembly comprising:
a unitary contact support structure comprising a first contact portion and a second contact portion, the unitary contact support structure formed of a first material, the first material having an affinity for plating materials, wherein the unitary contact support structure comprises a groove between the first contact portion and the second contact portion;
a separating portion between the first contact portion and the second contact portion, the separating portion formed of a second material, the second material having 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 separating portion.