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(11) EP 0 311 249 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.07.1990 Bulletin 1990/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.04.1989 Bulletin 1989/15

(21) Application number: 88308039.2

(22) Date of filing: 31.08.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: H01R 13/516, H01R 13/506
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 08.10.1987 CA 548940

(71) Applicant: NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED
Montreal Quebec H3B 4N7 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sebastien, Leslie
    Quebec Canada, H4W 2B1 (CA)
  • Jelwan, Andre
    Montreal Quebec Canada, H2T 2Y1 (CA)
  • Dube, Jaetan
    Montreal Quebec Canada, H1T 1M5 (CA)

(74) Representative: Crawford, Andrew Birkby et al
A.A. THORNTON & CO. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LE
London WC1V 7LE (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Electrical connectors


    (57) A one-piece cover (28,70,74) for covering open parts of passageways (12) on two opposite sides of an electrical connector housing. The cover has two hinged cover portions (30) for folding the cover around the housing. Each cover portion has projections (38) for engagement within closed parts of the passageways and is also resiliently flexible to enable the cover portion to be flexed into position with apertures (40) in the cover portion receiving extensions (26) of walls (18) of the housing which define the open parts of the passageways.







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