Protective housing for configuring a programming module of an industrial product

A protective apparatus adapted to couple to an industrial product, the protective apparatus comprising:

• a rigid housing having an opening in the bottom of the rigid housing and having a first wall thickness;
• a deformable membrane integrally and unitarily formed with the rigid housing and having a second wall thickness less than the first wall thickness, the deformable membrane comprising:
• a waved surface;
• and,
• at least one pressing area surrounded by the waved surface, wherein the waved surface is configured to deform when a user's finger pressure is applied to the at least one pressing area, and return to an un-deformed state when the user's finger pressure is no longer applied to the at least one pressing area, and,
• an extension member:
• (1) disposed on an inner side of the at least one pressing area, (2) protruding from the inner side of the at least one pressing area, and (3) integrally and unitarily formed with the deformable membrane.

A protective apparatus adapted to couple to an industrial product, the protective apparatus comprising:

• a rigid housing having an opening in the bottom of the rigid housing and having a first wall thickness;
• a deformable membrane integrally and unitarily formed with the rigid housing and having a second wall thickness less than the first wall thickness, the deformable membrane comprising:
• a waved surface;
• at least one pressing area surrounded by the waved surface, wherein the waved surface is configured to deform when a user's finger pressure is applied to the at least one pressing area, and return to an un-deformed state when the user's finger pressure is no longer applied to the at least one pressing area;
• and,
• means for contacting a programming switch of the industrial product when the protective apparatus is installed on the industrial product and the user's finger pressure is applied to the at least one pressing area, wherein the means for contacting a programming switch comprises an extension member:
• (1) disposed on an inner side of the at least one pressing area, (2) protruding from the inner side of the at least one pressing area, and (3) integrally and unitarily formed with the deformable membrane.