Patent ID: 8492661

Claim:
A moisture barrier for use with an accessory connector, the moisture barrier suitable for preventing moisture from intruding into an interior of a consumer electronic product having a housing, comprising: a structural support element having a size and shape in accordance with an opening in the housing, associated with the accessory connector; an electrical contact supported by the structural support element, the electrical contact comprising a flat, pad portion and a central upraised portion; a moisture barrier layer covering only the pad portion of the electrical contact; and a flexible conductive layer electrically connected to the electrical contacts by way of the upraised portion using reflowed solder, wherein the reflowed solder is disposed within a recessed region between the central upraised portion, and the moisture barrier layer, and wherein the reflowed solder completes both the moisture barrier that prevents passage of moisture to the interior of the consumer electronic product and the electrical connection between the flexible conductive layer and the upraised portion.