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

Claim 12:
13. A protective cover device for a fiber optic connector, said protective cover device comprising:
a one-piece polymeric structure including:
a main wall;
a stud that projects axially from said main wall, said stud comprising a transverse end wall located at an outer end of the stud spaced away from said main wall, said stud adapted to be closely received within an associated fiber optic connector housing;
a tab that projects outwardly from said transverse end wall, said tab adapted to be received in an associated slot located within the associated fiber optic connector housing;
a guide member projecting outwardly from the outer end of the stud, said guide member comprising a wall that that is arranged parallel to and spaced-apart from the tab, said wall of said guide member comprising an opening therein; and,
a grasping fin that projects outwardly from the main wall in a direction opposite the stud.