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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Michael J. Greenside, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Gregory S. Meyer, Roseville, CA (US);
Donald G. Pauser, Roseville, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A protective cover for attachment to an electrical connector having a pair of spaced, parallel upstanding walls with a plurality of exposed electrical contacts disposed between inner surfaces of the upstanding walls. The protective cover includes a planar top wall, a pair of spaced, parallel planar side walls and a pair of spaced, parallel planar end walls. The planar side and end walls engage the outer surfaces of the upstanding walls of the electrical connector to removably secure the protective cover to the electrical connector such that the protective cover enshrouds the electrical contacts to protect the electrical contacts from damage and prevent accumulation of dust particles on the electrical contacts. Each of the planar side and end walls has a lower free edge that is radiused to form a lead-in feature that aids in aligning and sliding the protective cover onto the upstanding walls of the electrical connector. The planar top, side and end walls are formed of a semi-rigid vinyl plastic film having static charge dissipative characteristics.