Protective device for sealing a plug connection

Abstract

A protective device (2) for sealing a plug connection consisting of a plug connector and a mating connector should be inexpensive and easy to manufacture. Preferably, it should be easy to retrofit the plug connection, when already installed/assembled, with the protective device (2). The protective device (2) is in the form of a single-piece protective cover (2). It consists of an elastic material, e.g. rubber, and is substantially tubular in shape, i.e. it is open on both sides and-apart from these two openings-sealed around its circumference. In particular, the protective cover (2) can be turned inside out so that it can be pulled over the already assembled plug connector from the plug-side direction, i.e. folded back. Preferably, the shape of the protective cover (2) may correspond to the outer contour of the plug connector.

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