Patent ID: 7914306

Claim:
An integrally molded environmental protective encapsulation covering a USB connector socket so as to form a single encapsulated part, allowing said USB connector socket, normally only suitable for indoor use, to be utilized on outdoor vehicle applications wherein said environmental protective encapsulation is comprised of: a) said integrally molded environmental protective encapsulation separately covering said USB connector socket and associated wire cable from a point adjacent to the mating surface of said USB connector plug connector to a point extending past said wire cable, so as to form a single encapsulated part; b) an integrally molded external seal element that covers said USB connector socket and located adjacent to the mating end point of said encapsulation forming a perimeter sealing surface element inversely shaped so as to conform in a closely fitting male/female manner with a corresponding seal feature of a mating component; c) a threaded cylinder affixed adjacent to said USB socket encapsulation and panel nut which provide mounting capability for said panel mount environmentally protected USB socket; a panel mount seal cap provides sealing when said environmentally protected USB plug is not installed.