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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Patrick Mccormack, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Robert Ralph Heinze, San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick McCormack, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Robert Ralph Heinze, San Clemente, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Coporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment provides for a cable connection apparatus wherein a connector is mounted on a disk drive chassis, or a sub-assembly attachable to a chassis, such that a cable that connects to the connector will do so along an axis parallel to the chassis or subassembly that the connector is coupled to as opposed to a more typical perpendicular coupling. As a result, the cable will not stick straight out from the back of the drive and the drive footprint is also reduced.