Abstract: A connector assembly for a mobile device includes a bottom plate adapted to be operably coupled with a mobile device, a connector region being operably coupled with the bottom plate, and at least one alignment member operably coupled with the back plate. The connector region is configurable in at least a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The at least one alignment member is positioned adjacent to the connector region. Further, the at least one alignment region aligns with the connector region and frictionally receives an accessory device. In the first arrangement, the connector region includes at least one charging pad. In the second arrangement, the connector region includes at least one data port.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 28, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignee:
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Inventors:
Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Dae Suk Noh
Inventors:
Dean J. Bidwell, David K. Memke, Michael James Wells, Tim Zurmoehle, William Herweh, III, Churu Yun, Mark Oberpriller, Matthew McElvogue, Rajat Shail, John S. Bandringa, Roger Jackson
Inventors:
Michael George Sanders, Jonathan Musch, Gerald Steiger, Katherine Allen, Mathias Roehring, Karl Forsberg, Markus Stridsberg, Niklas Briheim, Jungha Lee, Chen-Cheng Su, Chia Hung Wu, Yu Juei Chang