Patents Assigned to db Systems Ltd.
  • Patent number: 4201278
    Abstract: A light weight, electrical equipment, cable interconnection assembly which is easily transported and deployed for use, and which is unobtrusive when in use. It comprises a flat cable (20), including a number of parallel conductor wires, carried on a rotatable reel (10). The cable free end terminates in a connector (22) which mates with a termination box (46) to which various equipments can be connected, thus connecting them to the cable wires. The reel end of the cable terminates in a connector (24) mounted within a side plate (16) of the reel, and an electrical harness (25) is provided mating with the reel connector (24) for interconnecting the cable wires with various equipments near the reel. Stand means (34) are provided which alternately serve as means for rotatably mounting the reel or for carrying the reel, and retention means (27, 28, 29) are provided for locking the cable on the reel during shipping and handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Assignee: db Systems Ltd.
    Inventor: Dan R. Balde