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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Emc Ip Holding Company, Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Keith C. Johnson, Medway, MA (US);
Thomas Thibodeau, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Jeffrey M. Lewis, Maynard, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 (2006.01); F16L 3/01 (2006.01); A47B 88/40 (2017.01); F16F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1491 (2013.01); A47B 88/40 (2017.01); F16F 1/10 (2013.01); F16L 3/012 (2013.01); H05K 7/1492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spring-pulley system is configured for use within an IT component and includes a cable assembly configured to electrically couple a fixed portion of an IT component to a slidable portion of the IT component. A pulley assembly is configured to engage the cable assembly. A spring assembly is configured to bias the pulley assembly toward a first position to absorb any slack in the cable assembly.