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Google patents curved connector for low-resistance device links

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Google describes a circuitry connection system for user computing devices that uses a curved electrical connector to press against a flat static pin. This design aims to minimize direct current resistance between the pin and the circuit board's components.

Why it mattersIt offers a specific mechanical method for improving electrical contact stability in compact devices.

In the filing’s own words

A user computing device includes a housing defining a cavity and a circuitry connection system contained at least partially within the cavity. The circuitry connection system includes a circuit board comprising circuitry. The circuitry connection system also includes a static pin coupled to an electrical component and fixed relative to the circuit board. The static pin includes a flat top surface. In addition, the circuitry connection system includes an electrical connector including a base portion coupled to the circuit board, a curved portion spaced from the base portion, and an extension portion extending from the base portion to the curved portion. The extension portion is configured to bias the curved portion into contact with the flat top surface of the static pin to electrically connect the electrical component to the circuitry on the circuit board. The curved portion is configured to minimize direct current (DC) resistance between the static pin and the circuitry on the circuit board.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A user computing device, comprising: a housing defining a cavity; a circuitry connection system contained at least partially within the cavity, the circuitry connection system comprising: a circuit board comprising circuitry; a static pin coupled to an electrical component and fixed relative to the circuit board, the static pin comprising a flat top surface; and an electrical connector comprising a base portion coupled to the circuit board, a curved portion spaced from the base portion, and an extension portion extending from the base portion to the curved portion, the extension portion configured to bias the curved portion into contact with the flat top surface of the static pin to electrically connect the electrical component to the circuitry on the circuit board, wherein the curved portion is configured to minimize direct current (DC) resistance between the static pin and the circuitry on the circuit board.

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
Circuitry Connection System for User Computing Device
Publication number
US20260302662A1
Application number
19089852
Filed
Mar 25, 2025
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
20

Classified under

H01R 12/7076 Electricity & electronicsG06F 1/183 Physics & computing
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