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A wire dress cover for an electrical connector. The wire dress cover includes a rear wall with heat dissipating openings which extend therethrough. Side walls and end walls extend from the rear wall. At least one wire receiving opening is provided in the side walls or the end walls. Guards are posit

A wire dress cover for an electrical connector. The wire dress cover includes a rear wall with heat dissipating openings which extend therethrough. Side walls and end walls extend from the rear wall. At least one wire receiving opening is provided in the side walls or the end walls. Guards are positioned proximate the heat dissipating openings. The guards have guard side walls with side wall openings which extend therethrough. Top walls of the guards extend from the guard side walls. The top walls extend over at least a portion of the heat dissipating openings. The heat dissipating openings and the side wall openings allow for heat generated inside the wire dress cover to be dissipated to the outside of the wire dress cover, while the top walls of the guards deter material from entering the inside of the wire dress cover.

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1. A wire dress cover for an electrical connector, the wire dress cover comprising: a rear wall having heat dissipating openings extending therethrough;side walls and end walls extending from the rear wall;at least one wire receiving opening provided in the side walls or the end walls;guards positio

1. A wire dress cover for an electrical connector, the wire dress cover comprising: a rear wall having heat dissipating openings extending therethrough;side walls and end walls extending from the rear wall;at least one wire receiving opening provided in the side walls or the end walls;guards positioned proximate the heat dissipating openings, the guards having guard side walls with side wall openings extending therethrough, top walls of the guards extending from the guard side walls, the top walls extending over at least a portion of the heat dissipating openings;wherein the heat dissipating openings and the side wall openings allow for heat generated inside the wire dress cover to be dissipated to the outside of the wire dress cover, while the top walls of the guards deter material from entering the inside of the wire dress cover. 2. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 1, wherein the heat dissipating openings and the guards are provided in rows, with adjacent rows being offset from each other. 3. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 1, wherein indentations are provided on the side walls of the wire dress cover, the indentations stiffen the side walls. 4. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 1, wherein latching projections extend from the side wall of the wire dress cover, the latching projections cooperate with the electrical connector to maintain the wire dress cover on the electrical connector. 5. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 1, wherein each guard has four guard side walls, with each guard side wall having at least one of the side wall openings extending therethrough. 6. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 1, wherein the top walls of the guards have concave curved top surfaces to facilitate deflection of the material away from the side wall openings. 7. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 1, wherein strengthening ribs are provided on the rear wall. 8. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 7, wherein the strengthening ribs are provided adjacent the guards. 9. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 8, wherein the guards are recessed relative to an exterior surface of the rear wall. 10. A wire dress cover for an electrical connector, the wire dress cover comprising: a rear wall having heat dissipating openings extending therethrough;side walls and end walls extending from the rear wall;at least one wire receiving opening provided in the side walls or the end walls, the at least one wire receiving opening providing a region for wires to extend from the wire dress cover and the electrical connector;splash guards positioned proximate the heat dissipating openings, the splash guards having guard side walls with side wall openings extending therethrough, top walls of the splash guards extending from the guard side walls, the top walls extending over at least a portion of the heat dissipating openings, the top walls having curved top surfaces;wherein the heat dissipating openings and the side wall openings allow for heat generated inside the wire dress cover to be dissipated to the outside of the wire dress cover, while the top walls of the splash guards deflect material from entering the wire dress cover. 11. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 10, wherein each splash guard has four guard side walls, with each guard side wall having at least one of the side wall openings extending therethrough. 12. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 10, wherein the top walls of the splash guards have concave curved top surfaces to facilitate deflection of the material away from the side wall openings. 13. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 10, wherein the heat dissipating openings and the splash guards are provided in rows, with adjacent rows being offset from each other. 14. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 13, wherein strengthening ribs are provided on the rear wall. 15. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 14, wherein the strengthening ribs are provided adjacent the splash guards. 16. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 15, wherein the splash guards are recessed relative to an exterior surface of the rear wall. 17. A wire dress cover for an electrical connector, the wire dress cover comprising: a rear wall having heat dissipating openings extending therethrough;splash guards positioned proximate the heat dissipating openings, the splash guards having guard side walls with side wall openings extending therethrough, top walls of the splash guards extending from the guard side walls, the top walls extending over at least a portion of the heat dissipating openings, the top walls having concave curved top surfaces;wherein the heat dissipating openings and the side wall openings allow for heat generated inside the wire dress cover to be dissipated to the outside of the wire dress cover, while the top walls of the splash guards deflect material from entering the wire dress cover. 18. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 17, wherein the heat dissipating openings and the splash guards are provided in rows, with adjacent rows being offset from each other. 19. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 17, wherein strengthening ribs are provided on the rear wall. 20. The wire dress cover as recited in claim 17, wherein the splash guards are recessed relative to an exterior surface of the rear wall.