Method and apparatus for preventing access to electrical contacts

An electrical contact device, comprising:

• a first body having a first surface;
• a plurality of electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface in two or more rows;
• a second body comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, and one or more dividers;
• wherein the first and second side walls and the one or more dividers are configured such that at least one of the two or more rows of the electrical contacts protruding from the first surface are interposed between one of the one or more dividers and one of the first and second side walls;
• wherein the first and second side walls and the one or more dividers each defines a height from the first surface greater than the distance of the plurality of the electrical contacts protruding from the first surface;
• and
• wherein the one of the one or more dividers and the one of the first and second side walls define a width smaller than a dimension of an object, thereby preventing the object from accessing to the plurality of electrical contacts protruding from the first surface.

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a first component comprising a first body having a first surface and one or more first electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface;
• a second component comprising a second body having a second surface and one or more recesses through the second surface, and one or more second electrical contacts received in the one or more recesses and configured to mate with the one or more first electrical contacts of the first component;
• and
• a third component comprising a third body having a first side wall and a second side wall, the first and second side walls being configured such that the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface of the first body are interposed between the first and second side walls;
• wherein the first and second side walls each defines a height from the first surface greater than the distance of the one or more first electrical contacts protruding from the first surface, and the first and second side walls define a width smaller than a dimension of an object, thereby preventing the object from accessing to the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface.

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

• a first component comprising a first body having a first surface and a plurality of first electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface in two or more rows;
• a second component comprising a second body having a second surface and a plurality of recesses through the second surface in two or more rows, and a plurality of second electrical contacts received in the plurality of recesses in two or more rows configured to mate with the plurality of first electrical contacts in two or more rows;
• and
• a third component comprising a third body having a first side wall, a second side wall, and one or more dividers, the first and second side walls and the one or more dividers are configured such that at least one of the two or more rows of the first electrical contacts protruding from the first surface are interposed between one of the one or more dividers and one of the first and second side walls;
• wherein the first and second side walls and the one or more dividers each defines a height from the first surface greater than the distance of the plurality of first electrical contacts protruding from the first surface;
• wherein the one of the one or more dividers and the one of the first and second side walls define a width smaller than a dimension of an object, thereby preventing the object from accessing to the plurality of first electrical contacts protruding from the first surface;
• and
• wherein the second body of the second component has one or more slots configured to receive the one or more dividers of the third body.

An electrical cable assembly, comprising:

• a first body having a first surface;
• one or more electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface;
• one or more cables electrically coupled to the one or more electrical contacts;
• a second body comprising a first side wall and a second side wall, the first and second side walls being configured such that the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface are interposed between the first and second walls;
• wherein the first and second side walls each defines a height from the first surface greater than the distance of the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface, and the first and second side walls define a width smaller than a dimension of an object, thereby preventing the object from accessing to the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface.

An electrical cable assembly, comprising:

• a first body having a first surface;
• a plurality of electrical contacts received in the first body and protruding a distance from the first surface in two or more rows;
• a plurality of cables electrically coupled to the plurality of electrical contacts;
• a second body comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, and one or more dividers;
• wherein the first and second side walls and the one or more dividers are configured such that at least one of the two or more rows of the electrical contacts protruding from the first surface are interposed between one of the one or more dividers and one of the first and second side walls;
• wherein the first and second side walls and the one or more dividers each defines a height from the first surface greater than the distance of the one or more electrical contacts protruding from the first surface;
• and
• wherein the one of the one or more dividers and the one of the first and second side walls define a width smaller than a dimension of an object, thereby preventing the object from accessing to the plurality of electrical contacts protruding from the first surface.