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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Curbell Medical Products, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US);
Edward A. Wilkolaski, Lancaster, NY (US);
Christopher P. Camacho, Derby, NY (US);
Curbell Medical Products, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US);
Abstract
A cable connection apparatus for an electronic device receives and retains a cable connector at the end of a cable carrying power and/or data signals. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a receptacle sized to receive the cable connector, a compartment, and a passage communicating between the compartment and the receptacle. A magnetic retaining element is coupled to a spring member located in the compartment and extends through the passage and into an external recess of the cable connector to retain the cable connector in the receptacle. The retaining element is removable from within the cable connector recess against the spring member bias by a magnetic force applied from a location external to the housing. A tool having a magnet may be used to apply magnetic force to remove the retaining element from the recess to permit withdrawal of the cable connector from the receptacle.