Patent ID: 7123716

Claim:
A cable retainer assembly, for use with a first and second cable each having an elongated portion and a connector at an end of the elongated portion, the connector of the first cable removably mating with the connector of the second cable, said retainer assembly comprising: a retainer having a body with a first and second end and a first and second substantially inflexible end cap lockable to the respective first and second end of the body, the end caps extending from distal ends of the body and ends of the body forming first and second retaining voids when the end caps are locked with the respective ends of the body and being configured to pivot with respect to the body along a single pivot axis; and wherein the first and second cables are disposed within the first and second retaining voids, respectively, the elongated portion of the cables placeable and slidable in the retaining voids, the connectors of the cables not passable though the retaining voids, such that the connectors of the cables are connectable and disconnectable at a location between the retaining voids while still being retained by the retainer.