# US 10,503,217 B1 · Cable retention mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,217 B1 - Document ID: US10503217B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/277,662 - Filed: 2019-02-15 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-15 - Assignees: Dell Products L.P. - Applicants: Dell Products L.P. - Inventors: John Trevor Morrison; Jace William Files; Chiu-Jung Tsen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503217B1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1683: {for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling} - G06F 1/1618: {the display being foldable up to the back of the other housing with a single degree of freedom, e.g. by 360° rotation over the axis defined by the rear edge of the base enclosure} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A retention mechanism of a dual-body computing system, including a bracket coupled to a first body of the computing system, the bracket translates along a first direction, wherein a cable assembly is attached the bracket; and springs coupled to the bracket to facilitate translating of the bracket along the first direction, 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, 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, the first and the second springs exert a decreasing force on the bracket to retract the cable within one of the bodies of the computing system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, further comprising a sheath with an opening adjacent to the retention mechanism, where the cable assembly is positioned within the opening of the sheath, the sheath located between each body of the dual-body computing system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information handling system of claim 2, wherein the sheath further includes a material that is resistant to punctures and tears. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein each of the first and the second spring are spiral springs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the retention mechanism is independent of a hinge apparatus of the dual-body computing system that provides the axis at which each body of the dual-body computing system pivots. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the retention mechanism further comprises a first and a second stiffener bracket coupled to the first and the second spring respectively, wherein each the first and the second stiffener bracket is coupled to the bracket. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the cable assembly includes FPCs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the cable assembly includes coaxial cables. ### Claim 9 A retention mechanism of a dual-body computing system, comprising: a bracket coupled to a first body of the dual-body computing system, the bracket translates along a first direction, wherein a cable assembly is fixedly attached the bracket; and 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, 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 an 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The retention mechanism of claim 9, further comprising a sheath with an opening adjacent to the bracket, where the cable assembly is positioned within the opening of the sheath. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The retention mechanism of claim 10, wherein the sheath further includes a material that is resistant to punctures and tears. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The retention mechanism of claim 9, wherein each of the first and the second spring are spiral springs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The retention mechanism of claim 9, wherein each of the first and the second springs are linear springs. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The retention mechanism of claim 9, wherein each of the first and the second springs are from a group of springs including torsion, coil, leaf, and compression. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The retention mechanism of claim 9, wherein the retention mechanism is independent of a hinge apparatus of the dual-body computing system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The retention mechanism of claim 9, wherein the retention mechanism further comprises a first and a second stiffener bracket coupled to the first and the second spring respectively, wherein each of the first and the second stiffener brackets are coupled to the bracket.