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US 9,425,543 B2Granted
Protective cover for a connector
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMark Sprenger, Russell Aoki, David Pidwerbecki
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Abstract
A protective cover for a connector is described herein. In one example, the protective cover can include an angled outer shell to envelop a connector, and a locking mechanism to prevent the angled outer shell from retracting to expose the connector. The protective cover can also include a plunger assembly coupled to a magnet, the magnet to disengage the locking mechanism to expose the connector, and a set of springs to return the angled outer shell to a locked position.
Claims15
A protective cover comprising:
- an angled outer shell to envelop a connector;
- a locking mechanism to prevent the angled outer shell from retracting to expose the connector, the locking mechanism comprising a ball lock or a cantilever bar lock;
- a plunger assembly coupled to a magnet, the magnet to disengage the locking mechanism to expose the connector;
- and
- a set of springs to return the angled outer shell to a locked position.
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A method for disengaging a protective cover comprising:
- engaging at least one magnet in the protective cover, the at least one magnet moving toward the device in response to a coupling of an angled outer shell of the protective cover to a device, and the at least one magnet moving a plunger assembly in response to the coupling;
- disengaging a locking mechanism from a locking groove in the plunger assembly in response to moving the plunger assembly, the locking mechanism comprising a ball lock or a cantilever bar lock;
- and
- retracting the protective cover to expose a connector.
1 more element
A system comprising:
- logic to transmit data via a connector, the connector comprising a protective cover comprising:
- a plunger assembly coupled to a magnet, the magnet to engage a locking mechanism to expose the connector in response to decoupling the protective cover from an electronic device;
- an angled outer shell to envelop the connector;
- and
- a locking mechanism to prevent the angled outer shell from retracting to expose the connector, the locking mechanism comprising a ball lock or a cantilever bar lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.