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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abdikarim Hussein, Rochester, MN (US);
Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
Brittany Mcpeek, Rochester, MN (US);
Megan Kasabian, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Lidiya Zewdie, Minneapolis, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A connector structure that includes a housing, at least one pin located within the housing, and a moveable protection plate located within the housing, and moveably connected to the housing. The moveable protection plate includes at least one opening through which the at least one pin extends therethrough. The moveable protection plate is configured to protect the at least one pin before the connector structure is connected with a receptacle, and the moveable protection plate is configured to be moved within the housing to allow the at least one pin to be exposed when the connector structure is mated with the receptacle.