Protective snap cover for recharger cord receptacle of cordless electric tool or appliance

Claim 1

IN A CORDLESS ELECTRIC DEVICE, THE COMBINATION OF A RECHARGER CORD RECEPTACLE AND A PROTECTIVE SNAP COVER FOR THE RECEPTACLE, COMPRISING: (A) A HOUSING HAVING A FIRST RECESS WITHIN WHICH A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE MOUNTED; (B) SAID HOUSING FURTHER HAVING A SECOND RECESS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST RECESS AND THROUGH WHICH SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ARE EXTERNALLY ACCESSIBLE; (C) A SUBSTANTIALLY-FLAT SNAP COVER ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED FLUSH WITHIN SAID SECOND RECESS AND TO HAVE AN INTERFERENCE FIT WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOUSING; (D) SAID COVER HAVING A PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDE EDGES, EACH OF WHICH IS ROUNDED OFF; (E) SAID SECOND RECESS HAVING PARALLEL SIDE WALLS, EACH OF WHICH HAS A BEVELED UNDERCUT; WITH THE LATERAL WIDTH OF SAID COVER, MEASURED ACROSS SAID SIDE EDGES THEREOF, BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM LATERAL WIDTH OF SAID SECOND RECESS MEASURED BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE TIPS OF SAID BEVELED UNDERCUTS; AND WITH THE MAXIMUM LATERAL WIDTH OF SAID SECOND RECESS, MEASURED ACROSS THE RESPECTIVE TROUGHS OF SAID BEVELED UNDERCUTS, BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE LATERAL WIDTH OF SAID COVER; (F) SAID COVER BEING FORMED OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, AND SAID HOUSING BEING FORMED OF A MORE RIGID MATERIAL THAN SAID COVER, WHEREBY SAID COVER WILL FLEX INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY AS IT IS ALTERNATIVELY MOVED IN AND OUT OF SAID HOUSING; (G) SAID HOUSING FURTHER HAVING A THIRD RECESS ABOVE SAID FIRST RECESS AND ANTERIORLY IN SAID HOUSING WITH RESPECT TO SAID SECOND RECESS AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SECOND RECESS; (H) SAID COVER HAVING AN INTEGRAL REARWARD BOSS PORTION RECEIVED WITHIN SAID THIRD RECESS; AND (I) A PIN CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING AND PASSING THROUGH SAID BOSS TO PIVOTALLY MOUNT SAID COVER TO SAID HOUSING.