Patent ID: 7549886

Claim:
A deep plug cable trough comprising: a rigid trough securing a cable that terminates with a cable connector plug, wherein the cable connector plug has a connector latch operable with a pull tab for selectively latching the cable connector plug to a blind mate connector inside an electronic device, the trough having a distal end securing the cable connector plug in axial alignment with the trough, a proximal end, and an elongate trough section extending between the proximal and distal ends; a release lever pivotally coupled to the proximal end of the trough; and an elongate wire extending within the trough and having a first end coupled to the release lever and a second end coupled to the pull tab; wherein the rigid trough may be directed into a guide passage aligned with the blind mate connector for coupling and latching of the cable connector plug to the blind mate connector, and wherein the release lever is pivotally operable to pull the wire and actuate the pull tab to release the connector latch.