Cable retention mechanism

An information handling system comprising:

• a dual-body computing system, wherein each body of the dual-body computing system can pivot about an axis with respect to the other body;
• a retention mechanism coupled to a first body of the dual-body computing system, the retention mechanism including:
• a bracket that translates along a first direction;
• a first and a second spring coupled to the bracket at opposite ends of the bracket to facilitate translating of the bracket along the first direction;
• and
• a cable assembly fixedly attached to the first body at a first end of the cable assembly and fixedly attached to the second body at a second, opposite end of the cable assembly, wherein the cable assembly is further fixedly attached to the bracket;
• wherein, as the bracket progresses from a first state to a second state based on a positioning of each body of the dual-body computing system about the axis with respect to the other body, the first and the second springs exert an increasing force on the bracket to maintain a level of tension on the cable assembly,
• wherein, as the bracket progresses from the second state to the first state based on the positioning of each body of the dual-body computing system about the axis with respect to the other body, the first and the second springs exert a decreasing force on the bracket to retract the cable within one of the bodies of the dual-body computing system.