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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Paul M. Paluch, Downers Grove, IL (US);
James G. Jamilosa, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Case, LLC, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for linking first and second power ports on a variable length tongue assembly where the distance between the ports varies as a function of the degree to which the tongue assembly is extended, the apparatus including a receiver member that defines a receiver space for receiving the cable when the tongue assembly is in a retracted position, a flexible power cable that links the first and second ports together and that forms at least one curve proximate the first cable end and that is convex toward the receiving space, and a guide member that restricts bending of the cable between the curve and the second end such that, upon retracting the tongue assembly, the cable is forced into the receiving space and into a stowed position, at least one embodiment includes a sheath member that further restricts cable bending.