Patent ID: 11901667
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A printed circuit board assembly comprising:
a connector comprising at least one contact;
a protective cover device engaged with said connector and covering said at least one contact to inhibit contact between a surrounding atmosphere and said at least one contact to protect said at last one contact against corrosion;
said protective cover device comprising a body including at least one of: (i) at least one stud that is closely slidably received into a corresponding socket of said connector; (ii) a skirt that comprises at least one recess that receives said at least one contact of said connector therein;
wherein said connector comprises a fiber optic transceiver connector including a housing defining an elongated socket and a connector slot located in said socket, said connector slot including said at least one contact therein, said protective cover device comprising said at least one stud that projects axially from a main wall and includes a transverse end wall, wherein said at least one stud is closely received in said housing and includes a tab that projects outward from said transverse end wall of said at least one stud and that is received in said connector slot in contact with said at least one contact.