Patent ID: 9484727
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: H02G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for holding a plurality of cables, the apparatus comprising two cable retention devices, each of the retention devices comprising: a plurality of channels configured to receive a plurality of cables having connectors, such that the cables extend toward corresponding receptacles for the connectors; a plurality of openings extending from the plurality of channels to an outer edge of the apparatus such that the plurality of cables can be inserted into the plurality of channels via the plurality of openings; wherein the apparatus is comprised of a material that is sufficiently rigid to retain the plurality of cables within the plurality of channels during removal of the connectors from the corresponding receptacles; wherein the material is sufficiently pliable to allow insertion of the plurality of cables into the plurality of channels via the plurality of openings; and wherein the two cable retention devices are attached to one another such that the plurality of openings on each of the two cable retention devices extend from the plurality of channels on each of the two cable retention devices in opposite directions.