Abstract: A weather resistant electrical disconnect junction box having a base member of molded insulating material with a back panel and side panels forming an internal volume with a front access opening and a cover member of molded insulating material dimensioned and contoured to removably cover the access opening with a weather resistant seal. Internal insulating terminal mounts are integrally molded with the back panel of the box and dimensioned and arranged for selectively receiving and retaining conductive terminal blocks, fuse clips and disconnect terminals in cooperative arrangement for thereby selectively providing a weather resistant fused or non-fused electrical disconnect junction box which permits easy manufacture and assembly.

Abstract: An opening in a vapor barrier membrane interior to a wall of a building structure can be sealed by an enclosure having a planar member that is bonded to the inner side of the membrane. The enclosure forms an integrally walled cavity suitable for enclosing one or more electrical devices. An aperture is sized to surround the membrane opening and seal the enclosure to the membrane. The enclosure is flexible to permit manual insertion through the membrane opening.

Abstract: A communications cabinet includes a housing defining a location for mounting communications equipment, the housing having a wall formed of a first material with a first penetration resistance, a vent opening in the wall, and a door. At least one plate of material having a second penetration resistance greater than or about equal to the first penetration resistance is mounted between the vent opening and the location for mounting the communications equipment, and the plate is positioned to stop projectiles larger than a given size from traveling in a straight line from the at least one vent opening to the location for mounting communication equipment while leaving an airflow path from the vent opening to the location for mounting the communications equipment that passes around at least one edge of the plate of material through a gap between the at least one plate and the wall.

Abstract: A method of assembling and hermetically sealing a package including a side wall mounted on a substrate, with the space thus defined accommodating a component that operates in a controlled atmosphere, the space being closed off by a hermetic sealing cover mounted on said side wall. This method involves depositing a metallic connector element, also referred to as a brazing preform, on the upper face of the side wall; depositing the upper cover on, and in contact with, the brazing preform; subjecting the assembly thus obtained to the desired environment in terms of the kind of gas and operating pressure of the component; increasing the temperature to a value that is at least in excess of the melting temperature of the material that constitutes the brazing preform; then lowering said temperature in order to cause solidification of said brazing material and, consequently, sealing of the cover on the side wall.

Abstract: A system for enclosing an instrument, module or other assembly in an explosion-proof housing. The system includes an upper housing portion that includes a first threaded portion and, optionally, a transparent window portion; a lower housing portion that has a second threaded portion that is structured and arranged to cooperate with the first threaded portion to provide a tight, air- and water-tight fit; and an inner mounting assembly for supporting an instrument, module, electrical circuit, electrical device, display device, or other assembly. In pertinent part, the lower housing portion includes integrated bosses that provide horizontal surfaces for supporting the inner mounting assembly and for releasably attaching the inner mounting assembly to the lower housing portion.

Abstract: A base of an electronic component package holds an electronic component element. The base has a bottom face in a rectangular shape in plan view. The base includes a pair of terminal electrodes having a rectangular shape on the bottom face. The pair of terminal electrodes are to be bonded on an external circuit substrate with a conductive bonding material. The pair of terminal electrodes have mutually symmetrical shapes. Each of the terminal electrodes has a long side adjacent to or on an edge of a long side of the bottom face. The long side of each of the terminal electrodes is disposed parallel to the long side of the bottom face. The long side of each of the terminal electrodes has a length that is more than half a length of the long side of the bottom face.

Abstract: The present invention provides a waterproof box which can improve water performance and work efficiency, and can reduce space. When washing water hits in the lower surface 33h of first waterproof portion 33 of an upper cover 15, spay is generated. At this time, an outer surface 30b, which is formed in a tapered shape, of first waterproof portion 30 abuts on an inner surface 33g, which is formed in a tapered shape, of the first waterproof portion 33. Further, the outer surface 30b engages with the inner surface 33g. As a result, the inlet of a minute path 27 is closed. Even if water leaks, force of the water is reduced because the water enters in a groove 33b or 35a. The water in which force of the water is reduced falls down.

Abstract: The underground storage of operational electronic equipment utilizes a hermetically sealable container adapted for receiving electronic equipment, such as a computer hard drive. The electronic equipment is placed in the container and electrically connected via a seal maintaining feedthrough to a facility proximate the container. The hermetically sealable container is sealed up and then buried underground.

Abstract: A cover for a conduit body device for accommodating wire therethrough including: a substantially flat elongated portion with at least two butterfly-shaped clips located at opposite ends of the elongated portion, wherein the butterfly-shaped clips are designed to engage the interior of the conduit body device. In one aspect, the present invention may include at least one ledge on the cover. In addition, a conduit body device and cover system for accommodating wire therethrough.

Abstract: An industrial automation input output module is protected against ingress of water, oil, debris, dirt and other contaminants without use of a potting compound. An elastomeric main seal provides a fluid-tight connection between inter-fitted inner and outer housing members that define a housing of the module. The one-piece main seal includes an integral light pipe portion with at least one light pipe that communicates light from an LED or other light source to a visual indicator opening in the housing, and the light pipe portion is also sealed to the housing to prevent ingress of contaminants through the visual indicator opening. Connectors pass through a wall of the housing and connector seals are used to prevent ingress of contaminants between the connectors and the housing. The connectors are also secured against rotation relative to the housing.

Abstract: There is provided an electronic component package, in which electronic component element is mounted on a metal base, the electronic component element is covered by placing a metal cap over the metal base, and the metal base and the metal cap are joined by resistance welding to hermetically seal the electronic component element. With this electronic component package, a protrusion is provided to a portion of the metal base that comes into contact with the metal cap, and a projection tip of the protrusion has a flat face. Alternatively, the protrusion has a cross sectional shape that combines an arc member with the top side of an isosceles trapezoid.

Abstract: Instantly disclosed power supply utilizes a breathable water repelling structure to provide obstruction-less air passage while preventing undesirable intrusion of water/fluids, thus enabling more secure and efficient heat-dissipation. The power supply includes a housing unit having at least one ventilation port; an electronic module disposed in the housing unit; at least one breathable water-repelling membrane unit sealingly covering the ventilation port; and at least one membrane protection unit correspondingly arranged over the breathable water-repelling membrane unit. The power supply can further include a fire-resisting member to prevent the breathable water-repelling membrane unit from catching fire.

Abstract: A conductor carrier includes a base insulating film, a contact insulating film, at least one first printed conductor and one second printed conductor. The contact insulating film includes at least one first recess and one second recess. The printed conductors are embedded between the two insulating films and each forms a first overlapping region with the first or second recess of the contact insulating film. The conductor carrier also includes an insulating region which separates the first printed conductor from the second printed conductor in an insulating manner due to the contact insulating film being less raised than outside the insulating region, and extends between the first and second recesses of the contact insulating film in a meandering manner. A configuration having the conductor carrier is also provided.

Abstract: A housing for a waterproof electronic device includes a case with a front opening adapted to receive circuit components therein, and a front cover attached to the case so as to cover the case. The front cover is fitted onto a periphery of the front opening of the case so as to prevent rainwater from entering from outside. The case has an arched top plate, and includes, at a front of the case, a fitting stage, to which the front cover is fitted, so as to protrude from the case along the periphery of the front opening. The fitting stage has right and left side wall sections and at least one drain groove provided along peripheral surfaces of the top plate and both of the right and left side wall sections so that lower ends of the drain groove open downward at a bottom of the case.

Abstract: An exemplary electronic apparatus (100) includes a main body (10), a lid (20) connecting with and rotating with respect to the main body between an opened position and a closed position, and a sliding bar (35) located in the main body. The main body defines a fastening hole (137), and includes a block portion (132) extending upwardly from an outer edge of the fastening hole. The block portion includes a side block portion (131) and a top block portion (134) connecting with the side block portion. The lid includes a hook (31) aligning with the fastening hole. The sliding bar includes a main bar (351) movably fastened onto the main body, a limiting portion (353) extending from the main bar, and a hook portion (357) extending from the limiting portion for fastening onto the hook. The limiting portion is blocked between the side block portion and the top block portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with attaching portions of equipment chassis to the remainder of the equipment are provided. An information handling system may include a housing, a cover configured to at least partially enclose the housing, and an engagement assembly fixedly coupled to the housing. The cover may include an open slot having an opening and a projection. The may have a bearing movable relative to the housing, the bearing configured, when moved, to pass through the opening to engage with the projection to couple the cover to the housing.

Abstract: A circuit board case including: a cover that includes a cover front wall and a rise wall connected to the cover front wall, the cover being attachable to an attaching object at a position on the rise wall opposite the cover front wall; and a case that houses a circuit board and includes a case front wall and a first wall surface oriented toward a direction opposite the case front wall, the case being housed in the cover such that the case front wall opposes the cover front wall. A fitting that engages the first wall surface is formed in the rise wall of the cover so as to urge the case toward the cover front wall and thus hold the case within the cover.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to low-cost, low-processing temperature, and simple reinforcement, repair, and corrosion protection for hermetically sealed modules and hermetic connectors. A thin layer of glass is applied over the module's seal or the connector' glass frit. The layer of glass comprises an alkali silicate glass. The layer of glass is produced from a material which is a low viscosity liquid at room temperature prior to curing and is cured at low temperatures (typically no more than about 160 degrees Celsius). Subsequent to curing, the layer of glass is intimately bonded to the seal, watertight, and is stable from about negative two-hundred forty-three degrees Celsius to at least about seven-hundred twenty-seven degrees Celsius. The glass layer provides corrosion protection, seals any existing leaks, and possesses good flexibility and adhesion. The resulting bond is hermetic with good aqueous durability and strength similar to that of monolithic structures.

Abstract: An electrical junction box cover system includes a waterproof dome-like covering lid allowing the system to be installed near water. The system also includes a manual power switch with a manual actuator installed on the outside of the covering lid and accessible to the user. The switch actuator has three positions, wherein the actuator in the first position turns an external load circuit on, in the second position it turns the external circuit off, and in the third position it enables the remotely controlled operation of the external circuit. A remote control receiver with an electronic control module and an electric power switch are included in the system as an assembly in order to allow a remotely controlled operation of the system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for producing micro electro-mechanical device packages. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a micro electro-mechanical device formed on a substrate layer; and a thermally decomposable sacrificial structure protecting at least a portion of the micro electro-mechanical device, where the sacrificial structure is formed on the substrate layer and surrounds a gas cavity enclosing an active surface of the micro electro-mechanical device. Other systems and methods are also provided.

Abstract: An electronics package for an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The electronics package comprises: a biocompatible, electrically non-conductive and fluid impermeable planar substrate usable for semiconductor manufacturing; one or more active components on the surface of the substrate; a biocompatible and fluid impermeable cover bonded to the surface of the substrate to hermetically seal the one or more active components between the substrate and the cover; and a conductive region formed on at least one of an exposed surface of the substrate and the cover electrically connected to at least one of the one or more hermetically sealed active components.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a chassis and a cover. The chassis has a first hole, and the cover has a second hole which is substantially coaxial with the first hole. A securing means engages in the first and second holes for mounting the cover on the chassis. A shield is fixed on one of the chassis and the cover. The shield defines a through hole communicating an outer side of the shield with the securing means and a receiving hole intersecting the through hole. A rotating block is rotatably positioned in the receiving hole between the through hole and the securing means. The rotating block includes a blocking portion configured to block the through hole. The rotating block defines an access hole in the blocking portion. The access hole is configured to communicate the through hole with the securing means by rotating the block to align the access hole with the securing means.

Abstract: A packaging system having a housing for providing a hermetically sealed interior space for receiving and supporting optoelectronic components. The housing has at least one section of wall comprising a layer of liquid crystal polymer (LCP). At least one hermetically sealed electrical port is formed in the LCP wall section over a predetermined area and comprises a layer of metal adhered to and overlying the predetermined area on the of the LCP wall section. An electrode passes through the metal from the exterior of the system to the interior space to provide an electrical communication path between the optoelectronic components and the exterior of said packaging system. A solder joint is formed between the electrode and the layer of metal to provide a hermetic connection between the layer of metal and the electrode to assure that the hermeticity of the housing remains unchanged with the electrical port present.

Abstract: A thermally insulated electronic component package and an instrument suitable for process conditions in a high temperature environment are disclosed. The component package includes a thin electronic component, a thermally insulating outer enclosure, and an insert made of a thermally insulating material that is sized and shaped to fit within the outer enclosure. The insert includes an inner cavity sized and shaped to receive the thin electronic component. In the instrument, the outer enclosure can be configured to mount to a substrate.

Abstract: A handheld computing device and handheld music player are disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a seamless enclosure formed from an extruded tube. The extruded tube includes open ends and internal rails which serve as a guide for slidably assembling an operational assembly through the open ends of the extruded tube, a reference surface for positioning the operational assembly relative to an access opening in the seamless enclosure, and a support structure for supporting the operational assembly during use. The handheld music player includes an elongated extruded tube extending along a longitudinal axis. The elongated extruded tube has a first open end and a second open end opposite the first open end, and defines an internal lumen which is sized and dimensioned for slidable receipt of operational components of the handheld music player. The lumen includes rails for guiding the operational components to their desired position within the lumen.

Abstract: In an aspect of the subject invention, a conduit body assembly is provided. The conduit body assembly has a conduit body having a closed lower end, a side wall surrounding the lower end, the side wall including a planar perimetrical rim defining an open upper end. A cover is positionable over the perimetrical rim of the side wall for enclosing the open upper end. A sealing member is formed onto the cover for engagement against the planar rim of the side wall for effecting a seal therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical device is provided. The electrical device comprises a circuit board and a waterproof layer. The waterproof layer substantially seals at least one portion of the circuit board to prevent the short circuit after water infiltrating. Thereby, this particular structure provides superior waterproof protection for the electrical device. This electrical device may be installed in a band structure which facilitates portability. Moreover, the present invention further provides methods for sealing at least one portion of the electrical device or the circuit board hermetically, while the electrical device or the circuit board would be sealed with the waterproof layer hermetically.

Abstract: An improved overmolded electronic assembly includes a backplate provided with a recessed edge, a circuit substrate on the backplate, at least one electronic component mounted on the circuit substrate, conductive traces on the circuit substrate which together with the electronic component(s) defines a circuit device, an electrical connector, and an overmold body that has peripheral edges that wrap around sides of the backplate and onto the edge recesses. The resulting over wrap feature eliminates delamination problems that would otherwise occur during thermal cycling of the electronic assembly, improves corrosion resistance at connector-to-backplate interfaces, and enhances securement of the printed circuit board assembly and electrical connector to the assembly.

Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting device sealing structure ensuring a moisture-proof property appropriately and being excellent in easiness of processing, and a method for manufacturing the same. A light-emitting device sealing structure, includes: a light-emitting device including, a front surface having an output region from which light is output and a peripheral portion provided in a surrounding area thereof, a back surface opposite to the front surface, and a peripheral side surface between the front surface and the back surface; and a sealing layer covering the light-emitting device from the approximately entire back surface through the entire peripheral side surface to at least the peripheral portion of the front surface of the light-emitting device.

Abstract: A casing (10) is formed by insert molding using an inner portion (30) holding busbars (20) as an insert. The inner portion 30 includes an interlocking portion (33) to be hooked in a mold for molding the casing (10), and is so positioned and supported in the mold by the presence of the interlocking portion (33) as to project from the inner wall surface of the mold. The interlocking portion (33) is formed to project toward the inside of the casing (10) from the inner surface of the casing (10). The casing (10) is formed by covering the inner portion (30) excluding the interlocking portion (33) by a resin portion (13).

Abstract: An electrical junction box cover system includes a waterproof dome-like covering lid allowing the system to be installed near water. The system also includes a manual power switch with a manual actuator installed on the outside of the covering lid and accessible to the user. The switch actuator has three positions, wherein the actuator in the first position turns an external load circuit on, in the second position it turns the external circuit off, and in the third position it enables the remotely controlled operation of the external circuit. A remote control receiver with an electronic control module and an electric power switch are included in the system as an assembly in order to allow a remotely controlled operation of the system.

Abstract: An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug and socket each have a pin substrate with one surface that supports the four metal contact pins for the standard USB interface. An extension of the pin substrate carries another 8 extension metal contact pins that mate when both the connector plug and socket are extended. The extension can be an increased length of the plug's and socket's pin substrate or a reverse side of the substrate. Standard USB connectors do not make contact with the extension metal contacts that are recessed, retracted by a mechanical switch, or on the extension of the socket's pin substrate that a standard USB connector cannot reach. Standard USB sockets do not make contact with the extension metal contacts because the extended connector's extension contacts are recessed, or on the extension of the connector pin substrate that does not fit inside a standard USB socket.

Abstract: The enclosed electronic ballast housing provides improved convection heat transfer for lowering the ambient housing temperature for keeping the junction temperature of power semiconductors inside the enclosed electronic ballast housing within certain specified temperature ranges for long-term reliable operation. The enclosed electronic ballast housing includes at least one folded fin on at least one of the enclosed electronic ballast housing surfaces, the folded fin may be manufactured from the same piece of material as the ballast housing for improved heat transfer. The folded fins are substantially parallel to their respective adjacent surfaces. Additionally, the enclosed electronic ballast housing includes separating portions of heat dissipating sections of ballast circuitry outside of the housing ballast.

Abstract: A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA mounted inside a molded plastic housing structure such that metal contacts are exposed on a plug portion of the housing structure, and includes a metal plug shell attached to the housing structure such that an upper wall of the metal plug shell is spaced from the metal contacts by a predetermined gap distance. A USB controller IC is mounted onto a relatively narrow portion of the PCBA under the metal contacts to reduce overall length of the USB device. The metal plug shell is molded or snap-coupled onto tabs formed on the plug portion of the housing structure. An optional locking collar secures a rear edge of the metal plug shell to the housing structure. An optional rear cover is attached over a rear opening of the housing structure and secures a rear edge of the PCBA.

Abstract: A card case accommodates a card or the like in a hollow portion formed as a result of attachment of a cover member to a bottom member. The cover member has such a structure as to allow reversal of its opposite sides in its attachment to the bottom member. Reversal of the opposite sides of the cover member changes the depth of a planar recess portion of the cover member, the planar recess portion partially constituting the hollow portion. Accordingly, the card case can cope with encapsulation of cards of different thicknesses.

Abstract: A protective assembly for a printed-circuit electronics card having a metal substrate and a metal screening cover electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate includes a recessed gutter in which the edge of the cover is accommodated. The edge is crimped onto the substrate in the gutter.

Abstract: An optical semiconductor apparatus has an eyelet having a through hole, an insulating member provided in the through hole, a semiconductor optical element, and a submount on which the semiconductor optical element is mounted. The insulating member supports a plurality of lead terminals. The submount has a first portion supported by the eyelet, a second portion supported by the eyelet, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and located above the insulating member. The semiconductor optical element is provided on the third portion of the submount.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a computer housing with specially shaped sides and removably attached aesthetic outer shells. The housing is formed of five sides where by four of them come together to form a sixth side, having at least one of these four sides hinged too open to reveal the interior of the computer housing. The housing is fastened to a base panel of an aesthetic outer shell where a top half section attaches itself to a base panel, concealing the housing.

Abstract: An electronic equipment system includes a housing 20 and a plurality of modules 31 to 35, which are removably built in and fixed to the housing 20. The modules 31 to 34 includes a liquid crystal display 31a; a graphic control circuit 32a1 and a navigation control circuit 32a2; an MD unit 33a; and a CD unit 34a, respectively. The module 35 is formed through integration of control sections, such as constant-voltage circuits for power supply, which achieve a function that is common among the graphic control circuit and the navigation control circuit, the MD unit, and the CD unit. Thus, it becomes possible to replace only necessary one among the modules 31 to 34, thereby reducing cost necessary for upgrading of the system.

Abstract: A modular support system for use as structure to support wired and unwired equipment with integrated wire management is disclosed. The system includes different parts which can be assembled in a variety of ways to produce different configurations. The system also includes provisions for managing and concealing all of the wires, chords and lines associated with office and entertainment products.

Abstract: A weatherproof cover plate that may be installed horizontally and vertically is disclosed. In a weatherproof flat cover plate, an apron is provided to offer a water shield along at least two sides of the cover plate base. Additionally, a continuous ridge on the base is disclosed in association with a gasket and a biased hinge to provide additional protection against the weather. A novel locking clip is also disclosed. In a weatherproof bubble cover plate, a biased hinge is provided to bias the lid closed upon the base. Additionally, one or more cord catches in the base and knock-outs in the lid are disclosed. Other embodiments include bubble cover plates having gaps between the lid and the base to allow a cord to pass therethrough when the lid is close.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a weatherproof electrical outlet box assembly for shielding and protecting electrical components from moisture comprising a faceplate for attaching to an outlet box, the faceplate being substantially planar, and perimetrically bounded by a substantially rectangular side edge, the faceplate having at least one aperture for receiving an electrical component and; the faceplate including a first hinge socket and a second hinge socket extending respectively from the side edge in substantially orthogonal orientation.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed compressor assembly including a housing, an electric motor disposed in the housing, a compression mechanism disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the motor, a cover attached to the housing and including an integral fitting having at least one clip therein. The clip is structured and arranged such that a conduit to be electrically connected to the compressor assembly enters the cover wherein the clip engages the conduit and prevents the egress of the conduit.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a processor located within the housing and a memory in communication with the processor. The electronic device includes a display in communication with the processor and a touch panel positioned on a surface of the housing. The display is viewable through a touch panel mounted to an opening in the housing. The housing includes a flange around the opening which has a fluid seal to prevent fluid flow past the touch panel and into the housing. A shock mount may also be included within the housing to make the touch panel drop-resistant.

Abstract: A hinge cover mechanism for an electric device with a folding casing with at least a first casing part and a second casing part adjoined by a hinge mechanism includes a hinge cover component having at least first pivot means which cooperate with the second casing part to allow movement of the hinge cover component about a first cover pivot axis and second pivot means which cooperate with the first casing part to allow both linear movement of the hinge cover component and movement of the hinge cover component about a second cover pivot axis.

Abstract: A fluid release system for removing water within secondary conduits which contain electrical cables extending between a transformer and an electrical meter. The system includes a release valve having a side opening for release of water collected therein. The system further includes a flap connected to pivot between a closed position covering the side opening, and an open position for removal of water collected from secondary conduits connected to the release valve. The release valve is connected to secondary conduits extending between the transformer and the electrical meter installed on an exterior wall of a residential or commercial building. The fluid release system removes water from the secondary conduits before water is transferred to the electrical meter therefore minimizing water damage to the electrical meter and associated circuit breakers. A method of releasing water from within secondary conduits by operation of the release valve is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lid for use with a plate-shaped base to seal an electronic device such as a SAW device includes a top portion, a wall structure extending from the top portion, and a lip connected to the lower end of the wall structure. The lip extends outwards from an outer surface of the wall structure by 10-500 &mgr;m and has solder on an inner surface thereof. The lid can be soldered to a plate-shaped base to form a package. The lid can be conveniently formed by performing drawing of a metal strip coated with solder to define a recessed shape, and then severing a flange of the recessed shape to define the lip.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a processor located within the housing and a memory in communication with the processor. The electronic device includes a display in communication with the processor and a touch panel positioned on a surface of the housing. The display is viewable through a touch panel mounted to an opening in the housing. The housing includes a flange around the opening which has a fluid seal to prevent fluid flow past the touch panel and into the housing. A shock mount may also be included within the housing to make the touch panel drop-resistant.

Abstract: A heat radiation packaging structure without getting a board itself larger, but with an excellent heat radiation ability and a low cost is provided. A bus bar 12 is fixed onto a wiring board 11, a connecting lead 15A of a relay 15 etc. being joined onto the bus bar 12, and the wiring board 11, the bus bar 12 and the relay 15 etc. are sealed all together with a heat conduction resin 23. Additionally, the bus bar 12 comprises a thermal diffusion portion 17 which is bent via a bent portion 12B and is apart from the wiring board 11. By means of such a structure, a heat radiation ability is enhanced and the heat radiation packaging structure for an electric part is realized at low cost without getting a board itself larger.

Abstract: An accessory for attaching to a base section of trunking for routing electrical cables or conductors includes a joint inside the trunking for masking any longitudinal gap beyond an edge of a length of cover section. The joint includes an elastically deformable wall which deforms elastically between a first configuration in which at least a portion of the wall is at the same level as the cover section and a second configuration in which the wall is at a lower level than the cover section.