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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Smallhd, Llc, Cary, NC (US);
Dale C. Backus, Apex, NC (US);
Weston L. Phillips, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kyle A. Tucker, Raleigh, NC (US);
SmallHD, LLC, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A cable port protection apparatus includes a frame that is configured to be secured to a housing of an electronic device, and a cable retention mechanism attached to the frame that is configured to prevent unintentional removal of a cable from a cable port of the electronic device. The cable retention mechanism includes a pair of spaced-apart arms extending outwardly from the frame to define a cable receiving space. A gate is operably associated with the spaced-apart arms and is movable by a user between open and closed positions. When in an open position, a cable can be inserted by a user through the cable receiving space and connected to a cable port. When in a closed position, the cable is prevented by the gate from becoming disconnected from the cable port and from exerting potentially damaging forces on the cable port.
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