Patent ID: 7942690

Claim:
A cable positioner configured for engaging a connector having a cable attached thereto, the positioner comprising: a body having a proximal end, an opposed distal end, and a longitudinal axis, the body further defining a bore, which has a proximal end corresponding to the proximal end of the body and a distal end corresponding to the distal end of the body, the distal end of the body extending past the distal end of the bore in a direction away from the proximal end of the body, the bore being substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis, the bore being configured for receiving a portion of the cable, wherein the body further defines at least one groove in a portion of the distal end that extends, substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis, between the distal end of the bore and a peripheral edge of the distal end of the body, wherein the body defines a transitional region that flares outwardly and away from the distal end of the bore and starts the groove, and wherein the means for holding at least a portion of the cable in a fixed position is at least one tab that protrudes into the at least one groove.