Computer I/O support bracket and cable assembly
US5834693A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The support bracket and cable assembly of this invention allows an internal circuit board of a host computer to be directly connected to a plurality of peripheral devices using a plurality of interface cables through a first port of an input/output frame. A rigid compound bracket has two bracket elements with cutouts to form cylindrical openings through which the interface cables pass. The cylindrical openings or channels have at least one collar that grips and holds the interface cables within a single port of an input/output (I/O) frame of an enclosure of the host computer. Therefore, interface cables to go directly from the internal circuit board to the peripheral devices without intermediate connectors at the I/O frame. The compound bracket is attached to the I/O frame by a bracket mount arrangement. A grounding interface is provided for the peripheral devices as the interface cables pass through the cylindrical openings in the compound bracket. This allows for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and grounding of the cable/bracket assembly to the host computer. An unshielded length of each interface cable extends from the compound bracket to the first electrical connec…
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