Patent · US Expired

Cable apparatus

US6554621B1 · kind B1 · utility

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5References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 2000
Grant dateApr 29, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 14, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/72
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention discloses a cable apparatus for use in conjunction with a computer system having a first socket disposed in the rear thereof in order to accommodate at least one cable without occupying a workspace of a user of the computer system, and a frequently disconnected peripheral unit which includes a second socket via which a peripheral unit is frequently connected to the computer system and frequently disconnected therefrom, the cable apparatus including a cable, at a first end of the cable, a third socket mating with the first socket, and at a second end of the cable, the cable includes a fourth socket mating with the second socket and a cable end adherent operative to attach the second end of the cable to a user-selected surface within the workspace.

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