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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
May. 30, 1996
Rolland Dean O'Groske, Rochester, MN (US);
Glenn Ray Oldenburg, Rochester, MN (US);
Sandra Jeanne Shirk/Heath, Rochester, MN (US);
Keith Franklin Tharp, Rochester, MN (US);
Scott Marvin Thorvilson, Rochester, MN (US);
Randall Vincent Tointon, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector having a housing and a swivel member. The housing defines an opening and the swivel member defines a cable passageway. The swivel member is configured so that an electrical cable may be disposed through the cable passageway and the opening. The swivel member is pivotally mounted to the housing such that, when an electrical cable is disposed in the passageway, the cable may pivotally move with respect to the housing.