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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Stephen M. Stanton, Chandler, AZ (US);
James L. Isbell, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Matthew R. Michieli, Gilbert, AZ (US);
John R. Bohlen, Sunrise, FL (US);
Aaron R. Allen, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
David I. Blatt, Margate, FL (US);
Sam V. Hosseini, SW Ranches, FL (US);
Dav H. Karl, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Eduardo Nogueiras, Miramar, FL (US);
Peter D. Iezzi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Stephen M. Stanton, Chandler, AZ (US);
James L. Isbell, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Matthew R. Michieli, Gilbert, AZ (US);
John R. Bohlen, Sunrise, FL (US);
Aaron R. Allen, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
David I. Blatt, Margate, FL (US);
Sam V. Hosseini, SW Ranches, FL (US);
Dav H. Karl, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Eduardo Nogueiras, Miramar, FL (US);
Peter D. Iezzi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for protecting an accessory connector () on a communication device (). The communication device can include an opening () for providing access to the connector. The apparatus can be a cover () attached in a tethered relation to the communication device. A portion of the cover can be flexible so as to allow a user to selectively move the cover between a first position and a second position. In the first position, at the cover can substantially close the opening such that the connector is substantially protected from the infiltration of solid particles and the gross intrusion of liquids. In the second position, the cover can be held away from the connector such that substantially unimpeded access to the connector is permitted. The cover and communication device can have various associated features to ensure that the cover is retained in the first and second positions.