Patent ID: 8015994

Claim:
A hydraulic unit comprising: a housing having two planar portions neighboring at a predetermined angle between said two planar portions, with at least one opening being formed on a first planar portion of said two planar portions and at least one opening being formed on a second planar portion of said two planar portions; and a protective tape having a portion adhered to said two planar portions of said housing, said portion being cut along a cutting line into a plurality of separate parts including a part for covering at least one opening on said first planar portion and a part for covering at least one opening on said second planar portion, wherein said protective tape is provided with a plurality of grip portions, each respective one of said plurality of grip portions being formed integrally with and extending outward of a respective one of said plurality of separate parts, wherein a space is formed between two of said grip portions which extend in a common outward direction, and at least a part of the cutting line is connected to said space.