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US 9,073,727 B2Granted
Systems and methods for hanking a cable
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Solomon, Christopher Birgers, Charles Werley
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Abstract
Systems and methods for hanking a cable are disclosed. A hanked cable may be formed by winding the cable around two or more mandrels attached to support members of a winding fixture. At least one of the mandrels can be removeably attached to the winding fixture to facilitate clamping the cable between the mandrel and the support member. The distance between mandrels may be varied by including, in the winding fixture, an adjustable stage for adjusting the relative positions of the mandrels. Once the cable is wound into a hanked configuration, it may be wrapped with a semi-rigid wrapping member to help retain the hanked shape.
Claims25
A hanked cable, comprising:
- a length of cable comprising a first connector coupled to a first end of the length of cable and a second connector coupled to a second end of the length of cable, wherein the length of cable is coiled into a hanked configuration comprising a first number of turns on a first side and a second number of turns on a second side, wherein the first connector enters a void within the hanked configuration from the bottom of the first side, and wherein the second connector enters the void from the top of one of the first side and the second side;
- and
- a semi-rigid wrapping member wrapped around the cable and secured to itself with an adhesive.
A hanked cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first connector coupled to the first end of the cable;
- and
- a second connector coupled to the second end of the cable, wherein:
- a length of the cable extending at least partially between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable is disposed in a hanked configuration;
- the hanked configuration comprises a plurality of loops of the length of the cable;
- adjacent loops of the plurality of loops lie flush with one another in a vertical direction of the hanked configuration;
- the first connector and the second connector are disposed inside the plurality of loops;
- the sum of the height of the first connector along the vertical direction and the height of the second connector along the vertical direction is less than the height of the plurality of loops along the vertical direction;
- the hanked cable assembly further comprises a wrapping member that secures the length of the cable in the hanked configuration;
- the wrapping member secures the first connector and the second connector inside the plurality of loops and between a first portion of the wrapping member and a second portion of the wrapping member;
- a line extending along the vertical direction inside the plurality of loops intersects both the first connector and the second connector.
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A hanked cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first connector coupled to the first end of the cable;
- and
- a second connector coupled to the second end of the cable, wherein:
- a length of the cable extending at least partially between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable is disposed in a hanked configuration;
- the hanked configuration comprises a plurality of loops of the length of the cable;
- adjacent loops of the plurality of loops lie flush with one another in a vertical direction of the hanked configuration;
- the first connector and the second connector are disposed inside the plurality of loops;
- the sum of the height of the first connector along the vertical direction and the height of the second connector along the vertical direction is less than the height of the plurality of loops along the vertical direction;
- the hanked cable assembly further comprises a wrapping member that secures the length of the cable in the hanked configuration;
- the wrapping member secures the first connector and the second connector inside the plurality of loops and between a first portion of the wrapping member and a second portion of the wrapping member;
- and
- the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable enter the inside of the plurality of loops from opposing sides of the plurality of loops along the vertical direction.
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A hanked cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first connector coupled to the first end of the cable;
- and
- a second connector coupled to the second end of the cable, wherein:
- a length of the cable extending at least partially between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable is disposed in a hanked configuration;
- the hanked configuration comprises a plurality of loops of the length of the cable;
- adjacent loops of the plurality of loops lie flush with one another in a vertical direction of the hanked configuration;
- the first connector and the second connector are disposed inside the plurality of loops;
- the sum of the height of the first connector along the vertical direction and the height of the second connector along the vertical direction is less than the height of the plurality of loops along the vertical direction;
- the hanked cable assembly further comprises a wrapping member that secures the length of the cable in the hanked configuration;
- the wrapping member secures the first connector and the second connector inside the plurality of loops and between a first portion of the wrapping member and a second portion of the wrapping member;
- and
- the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable enter the inside of the plurality of loops from opposing sides of the plurality of loops along a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction.
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A hanked cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first connector coupled to the first end of the cable;
- and
- a second connector coupled to the second end of the cable, wherein:
- a length of the cable extending at least partially between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable is disposed in a hanked configuration;
- the hanked configuration comprises a plurality of loops of the length of the cable;
- adjacent loops of the plurality of loops lie flush with one another in a vertical direction of the hanked configuration;
- the first connector and the second connector are disposed inside the plurality of loops;
- the first connector and the second connector enter the inside of the plurality of loops from opposing sides of the plurality of loops along a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction;
- and
- a line extending along the vertical direction inside the plurality of loops intersects both the first connector and the second connector.
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A hanked cable assembly, comprising:
- a cable comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first connector coupled to the first end of the cable;
- and
- a second connector coupled to the second end of the cable, wherein:
- a length of the cable extending at least partially between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable is disposed in a hanked configuration;
- the hanked configuration comprises a plurality of loops of the length of the cable;
- a first loop of the plurality of loops lies flush against a second loop of the plurality of loops in a vertical direction of the hanked configuration;
- and
- a first cross-sectional area of the first loop in a first plane perpendicular to the vertical direction is the same as a second cross-sectional area of the second loop in a second plane perpendicular to the vertical direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.