Patent · US Expired

Portable computer lock and carry strap

US6726071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 2002
Grant dateApr 27, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/5009
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An information handling system lock and carrying strap provides a carrying mode to transport the portable computer and a security mode to secure the portable computer to a fixed object. A cable has attachment devices coupled to each end and operable to couple to a portable computer so that the cable acts as a carrying strap. The cable further secures the information handling system to a fixed device to prevent theft by attaching one cable end to the information handling system and the other end to a fixed object. In one embodiment, the attachment device include a secured unlocked position to allow convenient use as a carrying strap and a secured locked position to allow locking of the device with a key.

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