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US 10,122,118 B1Granted
Apparatus, system, and method for achieving power connections in space-limited computing environments
AssigneeJuniper Networks, Inc.
InventorsFernando V. Bustos, Mahesh Nagarajan, Philip Quaife
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Abstract
The disclosed apparatus includes (1) a right-angle power plug that (A) plugs into a computing device and (B) facilitates feeding electrical power to the computing device when plugged into the computing device and (2) at least one power cable that is electrically coupled to the right-angle power plug at a right angle such that the power cable runs perpendicular to the right-angle power plug. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims13
An apparatus comprising:
- a right-angle power plug that:
- plugs into a computing device;
- and
- facilitates feeding electrical power to the computing device when plugged into the computing device;
- at least one power cable that is electrically coupled to the right-angle power plug at a right angle such that the power cable runs perpendicular to the right-angle power plug;
- and
- wherein the right-angle power plug includes a body that:
- houses an interface at which the power cable is electrically coupled to the right-angle power plug;
- and
- includes a cable management solution that:
- facilitates holding, to the body of the right-angle power plug, at least one additional power cable that is electrically coupled to an additional power plug;
- and
- includes at least one groove that is fitted to hold the additional power cable that is electrically coupled to the additional power plug;
- and
- includes at least one hole that:
- is fitted to accept at least one retention screw that secures the right-angle power plug to the computing device;
- and
- intersects with the groove of the cable management solution such that the retention screw, when fully tightened to secure the right-angle power plug to the computing device, is recessed into the groove.
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A right-angle power plug comprising:
- a connector that mates with a connector of a computing device;
- at least one power cable that:
- is electrically coupled to the connector of the right-angle power plug;
- and
- carries electrical power to the computing device through the connector of the right-angle power plug;
- and
- a body that:
- houses an interface at which the power cable is electrically coupled to the connector of the right-angle power plug, wherein the body and the power cable form a right angle such that the power cable runs perpendicular to the body;
- includes a cable management solution that:
- facilitates holding, to the body of the right-angle power plug, at least one additional power cable that is electrically coupled to an additional power plug;
- and
- includes at least one groove that is fitted to hold the additional power cable that is electrically coupled to the additional power plug;
- and
- includes at least one hole that:
- is fitted to accept at least one retention screw that secures the right-angle power plug to the computing device;
- and
- intersects with the groove of the cable management solution such that the retention screw, when fully tightened to secure the right-angle power plug to the computing device, is recessed into the groove.
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A method comprising:
- forming a right-angle power plug that:
- plugs into a computing device;
- and
- facilitates feeding electrical power to the computing device when plugged into the computing device;
- and
- electrically coupling a power cable to the right-angle power plug at a right angle such that the power cable runs perpendicular to the right-angle power plug, wherein the right-angle power plug includes a body that:
- houses an interface at which the power cable is electrically coupled to the right-angle power plug;
- and
- includes a cable management solution that:
- facilitates holding, to the body of the right-angle power plug, at least one additional power cable that is electrically coupled to an additional power plug;
- and
- includes at least one groove that is fitted to hold the additional power cable that is electrically coupled to the additional power plug;
- and
- includes at least one hole that:
- is fitted to accept at least one retention screw that secures the right-angle power plug to the computing device;
- and
- intersects with the groove of the cable management solution such that the retention screw, when fully tightened to secure the right-angle power plug to the computing device, is recessed into the groove.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.