Protective device for a multipoint connector
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsPeter Zweigle, Markus Lux
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Abstract
A protective device for a multipoint connector, which contains at least one contact element in a base that is in the form of a housing, the contact element being accessible through an opening in the base, and being connectable to a plug connector; the protective device being made of a protective element, which can be transferred from a protective position preventing the coupling, into a mounting position rendering the coupling possible; and the protective device being designed in such a manner, that it can be manufactured very inexpensively, and is very easy to handle or remove. To this end, the protective element is made of a foil, which can be applied directly to the rim of the base opening, in a detachable manner.
Claims5
A protective device for a multipoint connector, the multipoint connector including a base in the form of a housing and at least one contact element situated in the base, the base having an opening, the opening having a rim, the contact element being accessible via the opening in the base and being connectable to a plug connector, the protective device comprising:
- a protective element movable from a protective position, preventing the connection of the contact element and the plug connector, to a mounting position, allowing the connection of the contact element and the plug connector, the protective element being composed of a foil, the protective element being applied directly to the rim of the opening in the base, in a detachable manner.
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