Cable retention apparatus
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1. A cable retention apparatus comprising:
- a sheet member containing a first aperture suitable for surrounding a first connector; and
at least one additional second aperture having inside dimensions which generally correspond to outside dimensions of a cable to be retained;
wherein the cable extends from one side of the sheet member through the second aperture to another side of the sheet member; and
wherein the sheet member provides strain relief to maintain coupling between a second connector on the cable and the first connector.
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Abstract
A cable retention apparatus. The cable retention apparatus includes a sheet member containing a first aperture suitable for surrounding a first connector, and at least one additional second aperture having inside dimensions which generally correspond to outside dimensions of a cable to be retained. The cable extends from one side of the sheet member through the second aperture to another side of the sheet member. The sheet member provides strain relief to maintain coupling between a second connector on the cable and the first connector.
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12 Claims
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1. A cable retention apparatus comprising:
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a sheet member containing a first aperture suitable for surrounding a first connector; and at least one additional second aperture having inside dimensions which generally correspond to outside dimensions of a cable to be retained; wherein the cable extends from one side of the sheet member through the second aperture to another side of the sheet member; and wherein the sheet member provides strain relief to maintain coupling between a second connector on the cable and the first connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A cable retention apparatus comprising:
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a sheet member containing a first aperture suitable for surrounding a zero insertion force connector on a printed circuit board; and second and third apertures having inside dimensions which generally correspond to outside dimensions of a flexible cable to be retained; wherein the cable extends from one side of the sheet member through the third aperture to another side of the sheet member and then through the second aperture to the one side of the sheet member; and wherein the sheet member provides strain relief to maintain coupling between conductive elements on the flexible cable and the zero insertion force connector on the printed circuit board.
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7. A cable retention apparatus comprising:
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a sheet member; a first aperture in the sheet member configured to allow a first portion of a connector to be passed therethrough; and a second aperture in the sheet member configured to receive a cable, such that when the first portion of the connector has been passed through the first aperture and the cable is received by the second aperture and the cable is coupled with the connector, a force applied to the cable is transferred through the sheet member to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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