Patent ID: 7029310
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A protective cover system for a multi-pin socket, said protective cover system comprising: a protective cover for positioning over said multi-pin socket, wherein said socket comprises a base portion for mating with contacts of said electrical device, when an electrical device is not installed in said socket, said protective cover having a bottom surface facing said socket, a portion of the periphery of said bottom surface of said protective cover contacting a frame circumscribing an open area above said multi-pin socket; and said bottom surface having at least one protrusion proximate to an edge thereon, said protrusion adapted to contact an electrical device when said electrical device is installed in said socket and locked in place by said frame thereby causing said protective cover to cease contacting at least one portion of said frame when said electrical device is installed in said socket.