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An electrical cable for a portable computer includes a plurality of electrical leads bound together in a flexible sheath. A first snap connector is joined to the leads. A second snap connector is complementary to the first snap connector and is connected thereto for establishing electrical connectio

An electrical cable for a portable computer includes a plurality of electrical leads bound together in a flexible sheath. A first snap connector is joined to the leads. A second snap connector is complementary to the first snap connector and is connected thereto for establishing electrical connection with the computer, and allowing self-disconnection thereof upon yanking of the cable over a range of angles relative to the computer including a hemisphere.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An electrical cable for a portable computer having a receptacle and resting atop a surface above a floor, comprising:first and second cable portions each having a plurality of electrical leads bound together in a flexible sheath;a first snap connector joined to said leads at one end

[ I claim:] [1.] An electrical cable for a portable computer having a receptacle and resting atop a surface above a floor, comprising:first and second cable portions each having a plurality of electrical leads bound together in a flexible sheath;a first snap connector joined to said leads at one end of said cable first portion, and a base connector joined to said leads at an opposite end of said cable first portion, and being complementary to said receptacle for being removably connected thereto;a second snap connector joined to said leads at a first end of said cable second portion and being complementary to said first snap connector, and a remote connector fixedly joined to said leads at an opposite end of said cable second portion for electrically joining said cable to a remote receptacle; andmeans for allowing self-disconnection of said first and second snap connectors upon yanking of said cable second portion over a range of angles relative to said computer including a hemisphere, and without yanking said computer off said surface to drop to said floor.