Port protectors with adhesive agents
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsChristoph Graham, Tom Flynn, Virginia Q. Herrera
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Abstract
An example port protector includes a plug housing including an exterior surface and an interior surface, the plug housing sized to mate with a data communication port of an electronic device. The port protector also includes an opening extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface. The port protector further includes a storage container disposed within the plug housing, the storage container to release an adhesive agent via the opening based on an interaction between the plug housing and the data communication port.
Claims14
A port protector comprising:
- a plug housing including an exterior surface and an interior surface, the plug housing sized to mate with a data communication port of an electronic device;
- an opening extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface;
- and
- a storage container disposed within the plug housing, the storage container to release an adhesive agent via the opening in response to a controller directing an actuator to direct the storage container to release the adhesive agent based on a confirmation message received from the electronic device via the data communication port.
A port protector comprising:
- a plug housing including an exterior surface and an interior surface, the plug housing sized to mate with a data communication port of an electronic device;
- an opening extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface;
- a storage container disposed within the plug housing;
- and
- a release mechanism disposed within the plug housing, the release mechanism to release an adhesive agent from the storage container, the adhesive agent to exit the plug housing via the opening, wherein the release mechanism includes a controller and an actuator, and wherein the actuator is to release the adhesive agent from the storage container based on a confirmation message received from the electronic device via the data communication port.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a controller of a port protector to:
- transmit a release message to the electronic device via a connection with an electronic device via a data communication port of the electronic device;
- and
- in response to receiving a confirmation message, direct an actuator to release an adhesive agent from a storage container of the port protector to bond the port protector to the data communication port via an opening of the port protector, wherein the confirmation message is generated based on the release message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.