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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Allen K. Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
George G. Zamora, Vail, AZ (US);
Allen K. Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
George G. Zamora, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus to support a cable is provided and includes a channel shaped track, in which the cable is retained, which is formed to define a plurality of pairs of holes on opposing sides of the track at substantially equal intervals and slots that each extend from respective tops of each of the holes to an exterior surface of the track, and a plurality of support members, each of which extends across the track and between at least a portion of adjacent pairs of the holes, to thereby be respectively positioned to prevent the cable from propagating toward the exterior surface of the track.