US Patent 9146370 Optical cable holding device and electronic device

An optical cable holding device includes a central shaft section fixed to a substrate in such a way as to stand on the substrate, a plurality of flexible holding feet that are disposed in such a way as to spread radially from the central shaft section, each flexible holding foot extending from a base end on a side where the central shaft section is located, toward a side where the substrate is located and being bent in such a way as to get away from the central shaft section as the flexible holding foot gets closer to a tip which is a free end, and a plurality of cable holders that are disposed independently of the substrate at the tips of the flexible holding feet and hold an optical cable.