US 11,901,667 B2
Protective cover devices for protecting electrical connectors in industrial equipment
Garron Morris, Whitefish Bay, WI (US); Garrett Wolff, Sussex, WI (US); Craig Devroy, New Berlin, WI (US); James Carter, Wauwatosa, WI (US); Christopher Genthe, West Bend, WI (US); and Nicholas De Leo, Menomonee Falls, WI (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed by Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,219.
Application 18/109,219 is a continuation of application No. 17/020,755, filed on Sep. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,605,917.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198197 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/533 (2006.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/533 (2013.01) [H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printed circuit board assembly comprising:
an electrical connector comprising multiple projecting electrical pin contacts;
a protective cover device engaged with said electrical connector and covering said pin contacts to inhibit contact between a surrounding atmosphere and said pin contacts to protect said pin contacts against corrosion;
said protective cover device comprising a one-piece polymeric body including a main wall and a skirt that projects outwardly from said main wall and that comprises multiple separate recesses that respectively receive said multiple pin contacts of said electrical connector therein; and
a grip that projects outwardly from the main wall in a direction opposite from the skirt.