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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
John G. Gundlach, Cary, NC (US);
Joel E. Walker, Raleigh, NC (US);
John G. Gundlach, Cary, NC (US);
Joel E. Walker, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and arrangements to release a telecommunications cable connector plug from a telecommunications cable connector jack of a telecommunications device are disclosed. Embodiments may include an apparatus to release the plug from the jack. The apparatus may include a pivot and a main body attached to the pivot to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the pivot. The main body may include an arm and a touch point. When the main body is suitably positioned by the attaching of the apparatus to the telecommunications device, a force applied at the touch point may produce a rotation of the arm. The rotation may cause the leading surface of the arm to compress a release lever of the telecommunications cable connector plug and to disengage the telecommunications cable connector plug from the telecommunications cable connector jack. In many embodiments, the pivot may consist of a wire passing through a hole in the main body.