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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Darcy Berger, Rochester, MN (US);
John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew S. Doyle, Rochester, MN (US);
Jesse Hefner, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/72 (2006.01); H02G 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G 11/02 (2013.01); H01R 13/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retractable interconnect device is configurable to operate in an extended mode or a retracted mode. The retractable interconnect device includes a first (e.g., short) electrical path and a second (e.g., long) electrical path. The retractable interconnect device also includes a connector that is electrically coupled to the second electrical path and that is selectively electrically couplable to the first electrical path.