Protective cover assembly for air-moving assembly

An apparatus comprising:

• an air-moving assembly, the air-moving assembly residing within a chassis when in an operative position, and the air-moving assembly comprising an air inlet and an air outlet;
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• a protective cover assembly, the protective cover assembly being coupled to the air-moving assembly adjacent to one of the air inlet or the air outlet, the air-moving assembly with the protective cover assembly coupled thereto being removable together from the chassis within which the air-moving assembly resides in the operative position, the protective cover assembly comprising:
• a retractable cover, the retractable cover being in a retracted state when the air-moving assembly is operatively positioned within the chassis, and transitioning to an extended state when the air-moving assembly is withdrawn from the chassis, wherein in the retracted state, the retractable cover is retracted away from the one of the air inlet or the air outlet of the air-moving assembly, and in the extended state, the retractable cover covers, at least in part, the one of the air inlet or the air outlet of the air-moving assembly;
• one or more springs coupled to the retractable cover, the one or more springs biasing the retractable cover in the extended state when the air-moving assembly is withdrawn from the chassis, and compressing to allow transition of the retractable cover to the retracted state as the air-moving assembly is inserted into the operative position within the chassis;
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• wherein the air-moving assembly comprises a fan, and the protective cover assembly couples to the air-moving assembly, adjacent to the air inlet thereof to protectively cover the air inlet as the air-moving assembly is withdrawn from the operative position within the chassis.

A method comprising:

• associating a protective cover assembly with an air-moving assembly adjacent to one of an air inlet or an air outlet thereof, the air-moving assembly residing within a chassis when in an operative position and the air-moving assembly with the protective cover assembly coupled thereto being removable together from the chassis, the protective cover assembly comprising:
• a retractable cover, the retractable cover being in a retracted state when the air-moving assembly is operatively positioned within the chassis, and transitioning to an extended state when the air-moving assembly is withdrawn from the chassis, wherein in the retracted state, the retractable cover is retracted away from the one of the air inlet or the air outlet of the air-moving assembly, and in the extended state, the retractable cover covers, at least in part, the one of the air inlet or the air outlet of the air-moving assembly;
• one or more springs coupled to the retractable cover, the one or more springs biasing the retractable cover in the extended state when with the air-moving assembly is withdrawn from the chassis, and compressing to allow transition of the retractable cover to the retracted state as the air-moving assembly is inserted into the operative position within the chassis;
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• wherein the air-moving assembly comprises a fan, and the protective cover assembly couples to the air-moving assembly, adjacent to the air inlet thereof to protectively cover the air inlet as the air-moving assembly is withdrawn from the operative position within the chassis.