Patent ID: 8900012
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector apparatus, comprising: a top wall; a bottom wall made of a conductive material; two side walls; an internal cavity with a rectangular cross section enclosed by the top wall, the bottom wall and the two side walls; and a gasket disposed within the internal cavity; wherein the top wall, the bottom wall, the two side walls, the internal cavity and the gasket are configured to comply with a USB interface standard, wherein a bottom of the gasket contacts with an inner surface of the bottom wall, wherein one or two recesses are formed on an outer surface of the bottom wall, wherein a bottom wall elastic sheet of a USB socket contacts with the one or two recesses when the USB connector apparatus is inserted into the USB socket to realize grounding; and wherein a thickness of the one or more recesses formed on the outer surface of the bottom wall is smaller than a thickness of the bottom wall.