Patent ID: 6932630

Claim:
A set of first and second dust-proof hoods for a connector comprising a first type connector half having a first array of electrical contacts, and a second type connector half having a second array of electrical contacts, said connector being utilized in an electronic unit detachably provided in an electronic apparatus in which an air-stream is produced in said electronic apparatus to cool an interior thereof, said set comprising: a first dust-proof hood adapted to attach to said first type connector half to protect said first array of electrical contacts from dust in the air-stream, and a second dust-proof hood adapted to attach to said second type connector half to protect said second array of electrical contacts from dust in the air-stream, wherein said first and second dust-proof hoods cooperate with each other to elastically deform so as not to hinder establishment of a connection between said first array of electrical contacts and said second array of electrical contacts when said first type connector half and said second type connector half are connected to each other.