Method and apparatus for securing a segmented power cable for shipping and storage
AssigneeEnphase Energy, Inc.
InventorRyan Linderman
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are drawn to a method and apparatus for securing a segmented cable in manufacturing and for shipping and storage. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises two or more fixtures, each comprising a plurality of locking receptacles along a body of each fixture, wherein each of the plurality of locking receptacles comprises a locking mechanism to secure a connector of a plurality of connectors on a power cable.
Claims20
An apparatus for securing a segmented cable with a plurality of connectors, for shipping and storage, the apparatus comprising:
- two or more fixtures, each comprising a plurality of locking receptacles along a body of each fixture,
- wherein each of the plurality of locking receptacles comprises a locking mechanism to secure a connector of a plurality of connectors on a power cable.
A method for securing a segmented cable for shipping and storage, the method comprising:
- securing adjacent connectors of a plurality of connectors on a cable segment, alternately, to two opposing fixtures of a plurality of fixtures, the two opposing fixtures forming a first fixture layer;
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- stacking further fixture layers onto the first fixture layer to form a fixture array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.