System and method for managing information handling system adjustable cables

• US 7,088,577 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2004
• Issued: 08/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2004
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Morris, Kit R., Lauffer, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Lea-Edmonds, Lisa
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pape, Zachary
• Application Number:
  US10/809,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20050213290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• Field of Search: 361/681, 174/75.F, 174 79- 80, 174/58, 174/63, 174/65.R, 174/135, 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 348/843
• US Class Current: 361/679.21
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/00 Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts

Abstract

Information handling system peripheral cables are managed with a cable clip guide that couples to and extends from the peripheral stand. The cable clip guide includes a support arm that extends substantially perpendicular from the support stand to maintain a ring in a substantially parallel alignment with the support stand. The ring inner circumference guides the cables from the support in a desired direction and is sized to allow movement of the cable through the ring in response to movement of the peripheral, such as the raising, lowering or rotating of a flat panel display. An opening formed from the inner to the outer circumference is sized to retain cables within the ring, however, flexing of the ring increases the opening to allow passage of cables into and out of the ring.

Claims

1. A system for managing cables between an information handling system and a flat panel display, the flat panel display supported by a stand distal the information handling system, the system comprising:

a ring having inner and outer circumferences, the inner circumference sized to accept cables of a flat panel display with the cables having free movement within the ring, the ring forming an opening in a plane;

a support arm having first and second ends, the first end fixed substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the ring opening; and

a coupling device integrated in the second end and operable to couple to the flat panel display stand to maintain the plane of the ring opening in substantially parallel alignment with the stand.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the ring further comprises injection molded plastic forming an opening between the inner and outer circumferences, the opening sized to restrain the cables within the inner circumference, the ring operable to flex to increase the opening size to allow the cables to travel between the inner and outer circumferences.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the coupling device is further operable to rotationally couple with the stand.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the cables comprise a video cable operable to communicate video information from the information handling system to the flat panel display.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the cable comprises a power cable operable to provide power to the flat panel display.