Patent ID: 7578698

Claim:
A storage device, comprising: a housing having a cavity formed therein which contains a storage unit; a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug; a USB cable having a distal end electrically connected to the USB plug located outside of the cavity of the housing and a proximal end connected to the storage unit located in the cavity, wherein the proximal end of the USB cable enters the cavity at a USB cable stress relief mount formed in the housing; the USB cable stress relief mount, comprising: a first USB cable clamp formed in the housing; a second USB cable clamp formed in the housing and opposed to the first USB cable clamp; a third USB cable clamp formed in the housing, the third USB cable clamp positioned at an angle with the first and second USB cable clamps; and wherein proximal end of the USB cable is positioned between, and is secured by, the first, second and third USB cable clamps.