Cable keeper
AssigneeGlobalMedia Group, LLC
InventorsMichael D. Harris, Jeremy Troutman, Joel E. Barthelemy
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Abstract
A cable retention assembly comprising a housing defining a cable aperture extending axially through the housing and a retention aperture extending from an outside surface of the housing through the housing and opening into the cable aperture. A clamping mechanism may be disposed within the retention aperture. A hook may have an insert and a lip. The hook may be coupled to the housing via the clamping mechanism. The cable retention assembly according to the present invention can be used with all known cables including, but not limited to, USB cables.
Claims16
A cable retention assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a cable aperture extending axially through the housing and a retention aperture extending from an outside surface of the housing through the housing and opening into the cable aperture;
- a clamping mechanism disposed at least partially within the retention aperture;
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- a hook having an insert and a lip, the hook coupled to the housing via the clamping mechanism, wherein the lip of the hook extends axially aft of the housing.
A cable retention system, comprising:
- a connector comprising a connector housing and a plug port, the connector housing defining a first cable aperture extending axially through the connector housing and a hook recess extending outward into a surface of the first cable aperture;
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- a cable retention assembly coupled to the connector, the cable retention assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a second cable aperture extending axially through the housing and a retention aperture extending from an outside surface of the housing through the housing and opening into the second cable aperture;
- a fastener disposed at least partially within the retention aperture;
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- a hook having an insert and a lip, the hook coupled to the housing via the fastener.
A cable retention system comprising:
- a cable retention assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a first plurality of cable apertures and a plurality of retention apertures, each cable aperture in the first plurality of cable apertures extending axially through the housing, and each retention aperture in the plurality of retention apertures extending from an outside surface of the housing through the housing and opening into a respective cable aperture in the first plurality of cable apertures;
- a plurality of fasteners, each fastener in the plurality of fasteners disposed at least partially within a respective retention aperture in the plurality of retention apertures;
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- a plurality of hooks, each hook in the plurality of hooks having an insert and a lip, and each hook in the plurality of hooks coupled to the housing via the insert and a respective fastener in the plurality of fasteners, the lip of each hook in the plurality of hooks configured to engage a hook recess disposed in an inner surface of a second cable aperture of a hub, the hub configured to be disposed adjacent to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.