Patent attributes
A boot with a flexible actuator can be used to provide improved protection and ease of use for an electrical connector plug. The plug, such as an RJ45 plug connected to a data or communications cable, can have an extended latch member adapted to releasably engage a connection mechanism of a receptacle into which the plug is placed. A receiving portion of the actuator can engage the extended end of the latch member, whereby damage to the latch member due to snagging or catching on nearby objects is prevented. The actuator also functions as an extension of the latch mechanism, providing additional area for a user to depress the latch in order to remove the plug from the receptacle. The actuator can have a substantially smooth shape that prevents the actuator from catching on surrounding objects.
