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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Rochester, MN (US);
Justin C. Rogers, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark G. Clark, Rochester, MN (US);
Lee N. Helgeson, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/641 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/641 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to cables and back shells having integrated force gauges. The force gauge includes a sliding member that engages features such as grooves formed in one or more surfaces of the back shell. The grooves and/or sliding member are sized and shaped such that a different forces applied to the sliding member facilitates movement between respective grooves.