Patent 10009678 was granted and assigned to Apple (company) on June, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A case for a pair of earbuds includes an insert positioned within the case and configured to receive the pair of earbuds. A contact assembly is attached to the insert and includes electrical contacts that extend into the inserts such that they make electrical contact with an earbud connector disposed on each of the pair of earbuds.