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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul W. Schaefer, Rochester, MN (US);
Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 3/04 (2006.01); H01B 7/02 (2006.01); H01B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 3/0456 (2013.01); H01B 7/0275 (2013.01); H01B 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to cables having routing features integrated with a jacket of the cable, and methods of using and forming the same. The routing features include one or more of hook-and-loop fasteners or clips for securing adjacent cables to one another and/or to a mounting structure, such as a server rack. Methods described herein include securing cables to one another using routing retention features integrated with cable jackets, and forming jackets having routing retention features.