Patent ID: 8853542

Claim:
A collar configured to sealingly engage a sealing cover, the collar and the sealing cover configured to establish a seal against environmental elements, the collar comprising: a base portion, the base portion including an inner mating surface defining a first cavity, the first cavity configured to receive a port portion of an equipment port; a first sleeve portion integrally connected to the base portion, the first sleeve portion defining a second cavity, the second cavity configured to receive a sealing cover portion of a sealing cover, the sealing cover configured to receive a cable connector; and a second sleeve portion integrally connected to the base portion, the second sleeve portion defining a third cavity that is at least partially surrounded by the second cavity, the third cavity configured to receive a coupler member portion of a coupler member of the cable connector, wherein, when the sealing cover is covering the cable connector and when the collar and the sealing cover are attached to the equipment port, the collar is configured to establish an environmental seal to block environmental elements from reaching the cable connector and the coupler member.