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Magnetically activated connector port cover

  • US 8,425,243 B2
  • Filed: 07/11/2011
  • Issued: 04/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector port having an opening, the connector port comprising:

  • a door movable between a closed position where the opening is sealed and an open position for receiving a corresponding connector plug through the opening;

    an actuator operatively coupled to the door to bias the door in the closed position with a bias force; and

    a magnetically responsive element that, when the corresponding connector plug is proximate the opening in the connector port, is responsive to a magnetic field to provide a second force greater than the bias force that moves the door to the open position.

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