Robust Connector Protection Apparatus

Abstract: Components to protect an electronic assembly from moisture and other contaminants. These components may include a protector that receives a connector terminating a cable routed to the electronic assembly. The protector may securely engage the electronic assembly to form an environmental seal with an enclosure for the electronic assembly. That seal may be retained despite large and/or impulsive forces on the cable, even in a sideways direction. Stabilizers providing resistance to such forces may include a cross bar, joining two latching arms on opposing sides of the protector and/or lips on the protector housing that engage features of a bulkhead of the electronic assembly to counter sideways force. A locking mechanism may be automatically engaged once the protector is latched to the subassembly. Protective components may also include a cap that is securely retained and includes an audible indication when it is latched to the electronic assembly.

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