Patent ID: 6310289
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G06F,H01R

Abstract:
A cable fastening device for a keyboard comprising:(a) a housing including detachably attached upper and lower housing sections, each of said upper and lower housing sections having an arcuate raised member adjoining a pair of edge portions extending transversely one relative to the other, said arcuate raised member having formed therein a central hole extending along an axial direction, said arcuate raised member having an arcuate wall portion and a plurality of first teeth projecting radially inward therefrom; and,(b) a substantially hollow positioning assembly disposed between said arcuate raised members of said upper and lower housing sections in pivotally displaceable manner about said axial direction, said positioning assembly including top and bottom portions, said positioning assembly including a first post extending axially from each of said top and bottom portions to engage said central hole of one said housing section, said positioning assembly having formed in said top and bottom portions an arcuate recess and a plurality of second teeth disposed therein to engage at least a portion of said first teeth, said top and bottom portions defining transverse openings for the passage of a cable radially therethrough;whereby said positioning assembly is adjustably displaceable in angular position about said axial direction for adaptively retaining the cable.