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Protective enclosure apparatus and method

US6137689A · kind A · utility

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24References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1998
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/03
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A protective enclosure apparatus includes a base and a cover. The base includes a plurality of pins each including cap portion. The cap portion includes a contact surface. A cover includes a plurality of cover openings formed therein for receiving the pins and a latch portion communicating with each of the cover openings. The latch portion is angled to allow an end portion of the latch portion to engage with the contact surface and to allow the latch portion to be biased toward the plurality pins when the cover is pulled away from the base.

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