US Patent 10505307 Plastic-lined interconnect receptacle

Provided is a plastic-lined interconnect receptacle configured to receive a plug therein. The interconnect receptacle may include a tongue with pins applied thereon for electrical contact with the plug, a metal shell comprising a plurality of inner walls configured to surround at least a portion of the tongue, and a plastic liner positioned inside the metal shell to cover at least three of the inner walls. With such an interconnect receptacle, a color of the plastic liner may be an external color of a computing device in which the interconnect receptacle is installed while maintaining compliance with a UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS or DISPLAYPORT specification.