NON-PLANAR FOLDING ACCESSORY CABLE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide a folding cable. One embodiment includes stiff sections of the cable linked by flexible joints. The joints exert a small folding force on the cable so that when not pulled extended the cable tends to fold together in an accordion style to a length that approximates the portable device, such as a mobile phone, with which the cable is used. Various other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. An apparatus for folding a cable of an accessory for a mobile phone, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of stiff sections along the cable; a plurality of joints between stiff sections along the cable; a force mechanism for applying a force so that the plurality of joints, when folded by the force mechanism, do not all lie within a plane.