Patent ID: 7008257

Claim:
An auxiliary fastening device for assisting a cable being fastened onto a surface of an electronic apparatus comprising a first connector disposed on the surface of the electronic apparatus, the cable comprising a second connector adapted to the first connector and a plurality of signal lines coupled to the second connector, the auxiliary fastening device comprising: a base having a bottom surface and a top surface, thereon defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, a first side and a second side opposite to the first side being defined on the top surface in the transverse direction; a fastening member protruding from the first side of the base in the transverse direction and having a tail end which is normally free and made in a form of a retainer, the tail end of the fastening member being selectively disposed in a closed position, the fastening member also having a lower surface corresponding to the top surface of the base; a clamping member disposed on the second side of the base, the tail end of the fastening member being made into the clamping engagement with the clamping member when the tail end of the fastening member is disposed in the closed position; and wherein when the second connector is connected to the first connector, the signal lines are disposed on the top surface of the base, the tail end of the fastening member is then forced to the closed position such that the signal lines are disposed and fastened between the lower surface of the fastening member and the top surface of the base, and the auxiliary fastening device is, via the bottom surface of the base, mounted onto the surface of the electronic apparatus.