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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel T. Litowitz, Hudson, OH (US);
Jason O. Hackett, Canton, GA (US);
Marc R. Obenshain, Cumming, GA (US);
Assignee:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/625 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/443 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 13/443 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The USB port has an inner channel and metal clips positioned within the channel. The blockout device has a front that covers the inner channel of the USB port. The blockout device also includes a top, a bottom and sides extending from the front. The bottom extends parallel to the top with an open area therebetween. When the blockout device is installed in the USB port, the sides engage the metal clips positioned in the channel of the USB port to secure the blockout device to the USB port.