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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
Chester David Holden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Philip Mcintosh, Tuscon, AZ (US);
George G. Zamora, Vail, AZ (US);
Chester David Holden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Philip McIntosh, Tuscon, AZ (US);
George G. Zamora, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an accessor to physically transport tape cartridges in a tape library. A flexible cable assembly is connected to the accessor that enables the accessor to move relative to the tape library and enables one of power and communication signals to be transmitted to the accessor. The flexible cable assembly includes a flexible channel and multiple twisted wire pairs loosely routed through the flexible channel. The multiple twisted wire pairs independently and substantially freely move within the flexible channel. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
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