| US 7,538,986 B2 | ||
| Multi-port cable for removable ESD/EOD protection for electronic devices | ||
| Icko E. (Tim) Iben, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/986,263. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0098351 A1, May 11, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 5/33 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 360—323 | 24 Claims |
| 1. A device for protecting an electronic device from electrostatic discharge (ESD), comprising:
a cable having leads coupled to an electronic device and a first port providing access to the leads;
an extension having leads electrically coupled to the leads of the cable and a second port providing access to the leads of
the extension; and
wherein a shorting device is coupleable to one of the ports for creating a short between both the leads of the extension and
the leads of the cable,
wherein the leads of the extension are physically coupled to the leads of the cable by a compression fitting.
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