Patent ID: 7790983
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H02G,H05K

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for selectively covering and uncovering an electrical socket aligned with an aperture in a faceplate of an electronic module, comprising: a user-manipulated door having a closed position for covering said socket and an open position for uncovering said socket, said door including a panel that closes said aperture in the closed position and a shoulder that extends inward substantially perpendicular to said panel, said shoulder being supported for rotation about an axis disposed inboard of said faceplate; and a cantilevered spring blade disposed inboard of said faceplate, said spring blade having a first end that is supported with respect to said faceplate and a second end that resiliently engages said shoulder so as to resist movement of said user-manipulated door from both said closed position to said open position, and said open position to said closed position.