Method and apparatus for locking a computer device
US8434832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/181
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lock for a computer device comprises a lever operable to be positioned in a locked position and comprising at least one flange, a locking base slidably coupled to a device housing and attached to the lever, and a spring coupled to the locking base and to the device housing and operated upon by the lever, where in the locked position the at least one flange slides in a first corresponding at least one notch formed on the device housing, and where the locking base slides into a corresponding second notch formed on the device housing.
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