Patent ID: 11862985
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method of using an accessory, comprising:
with a first face of the accessory, making contact with a first electronic device having a first wireless charging coil and a first magnet concentric with the first wireless charging coil;
with a second face of the accessory opposing the first face, making contact with a second electronic device having a second wireless charging coil and a second magnet concentric with the second wireless charging coil;
with a soft magnetic ring in the accessory, preventing the first magnet from repelling the second magnet by shunting magnetic flux from the first and second magnets while the accessory is in contact with the first and second electronic devices;
with the soft magnetic ring, aligning the first wireless charging coil with the second wireless charging coil; and
while the first wireless charging coil is aligned with the second wireless charging coil, conveying wireless power between the first wireless charging coil and the second wireless charging coil through a housing of the accessory.