Patent ID: 8849085
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A flexible dust cover for use with an optical communications module, the dust cover comprising: an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a central opening extending through the upper and lower surfaces, the central opening being defined by interior surfaces of the side walls of the dust cover, and wherein the flexible dust cover has an elasticity that enables the dust cover to be stretched from an original, non-stretched state to a stretched state by applying a stretching force to the dust cover, and wherein in the stretched state the central opening has an increased size that allows an optical communications module to be disposed within the central opening, and wherein when the stretching force is no longer being applied to the dust cover, the dust cover attempts to return to the original, non-stretched state, and wherein if an optical communications module is disposed within the central opening when the dust cover attempts to return to its original, non-stretched state, then the interior surfaces of the side walls of the dust cover will grip exterior surfaces of the optical communications module disposed within the central opening to help prevent dust, gases or airborne matter from entering an interior of the module.