IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0119314
(1993-09-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Myers Gary L. (River Grove IL) Carl Stewart (Palo Alto CA) Zarnowitz Arthur H. (Burlingame CA)
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
- Kensington Microwave Limited (San Mateo CA 02)
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
116 인용 특허 :
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초록
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An axial pin tubular lock for use in securing portable computers and other devices having spindle-accepting ports. The lock is bade up of an outer shell attached to a cable, an inner shell, a rotatable driver sleeve, a stationary tumbler sleeve, a rear scuff plate held in place by a combination of a
An axial pin tubular lock for use in securing portable computers and other devices having spindle-accepting ports. The lock is bade up of an outer shell attached to a cable, an inner shell, a rotatable driver sleeve, a stationary tumbler sleeve, a rear scuff plate held in place by a combination of an adhesive and cooperative geometric engagement with the outer shell, a locking spindle extending through the driver and tumbler sleeves, a retaining plate and an anti-rotation extension which may be integrally formed with the retaining plate. The rotatable driver sleeve is equipped with an internally disposed detent which engage a groove on the spindle, thereby providing proper axial and radial alignment between the spindle and the driver sleeve. The internal surface of the stationary tumbler sleeve has an indented support surface, thus providing spindle support while permitting passage of the spindle head through the tumbler sleeve during assembly. The tumbler sleeve is held in place by a pin which engages a slot located on the sleeve\s outer perimeter and by the retaining plate which is disposed against the sleeve\s rearward face. The retaining plate is, in turn, held in place by both a spring and the spline detail of the inner shell. The spindle itself incorporates a curved surface design which distributes forces more evenly across the spindle surface, thereby reducing the potential for spindle failure.
대표청구항
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An improved lock construction for use in securing portable devices equipped with lock-accepting ports, said lock comprising, in combination: an outer shell having forward and rearward ends, said outer shell including receiving means for accepting cable means, said rear end of said outer shell compri
An improved lock construction for use in securing portable devices equipped with lock-accepting ports, said lock comprising, in combination: an outer shell having forward and rearward ends, said outer shell including receiving means for accepting cable means, said rear end of said outer shell comprising a body portion and a protective rear plate portion, an inner shell housed within said outer shell, a rotatable driver sleeve telescoped into the forward portion of said inner shell, a stationary tumbler sleeve disposed rearward of said rotatable driver sleeve in face-to-face relation with the rear end of said rotatable driver sleeve, a locking spindle extending through, and rotatably mounted in, said stationary tumbler sleeve, said spindle comprising a body portion, a neck portion and a head portion, said head portion engageable with said lock-accepting portion on said device, anti-rotation extensive means engageable with said lock-accepting port on said device, said extensive means precluding rotational manipulation of the lock following engagement between said spindle and said lock-accepting port, means for translating rotation of said driver sleeve to said spindle, driver and tumbler pins slidably mounted in axially extending and angularly spaced holes defined in said stationary tumbler sleeve and said rotatable driver sleeve and normally operable to prevent rotation of said spindle with respect to said stationary tumbler sleeve, retaining means disposed in face-to-face relation with the rearward end of said tumbler sleeve, said face-to-face relation between said retaining means and said tumbler sleeve maintained by spring means disposed between said retaining means and the rearward portion of said outer shell.
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