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US 11,379,625 B2Granted
Modular devices with latches
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRonald E Deluga, Michael J Pescetto, Michael Delpier
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Abstract
An example modular device includes a housing having an upper side, a lower side, and a sidewall having a first opening. The modular device also includes an attachment tab to attach the peripheral device to a second modular device at the upper side. The modular device further includes a latch disposed within the housing. The latch includes a main body having a second opening aligned with the first opening to receive an anti-theft device. The latch also includes a latch arm extending from the main body to control an engagement of the attachment tab with the second modular device. The latch further includes a latch unlocking tab exposed at the lower side to control a position of the latch.
Claims14
A modular device comprising:
- a housing having an upper side, a lower side, and a sidewall having a first opening;
- an attachment tab to attach the modular device to a second modular device at the upper side;
- a link member to carry the attachment tab;
- and
- a latch disposed within the housing, wherein the latch includes:
- a main body having a second opening aligned with the first opening to receive a removeable anti-theft device;
- a latch arm extending from the main body to control an engagement of the attachment tab with the second modular device;
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- a latch unlocking tab exposed at the lower side to control a position of the latch;
- a wedge carried by the latch arm, wherein the wedge is positioned to push against the link member to move the link member and the attachment tab, when the latch is moved, to cause the attachment tab to disengage from the second modular device;
- wherein the second opening is positioned to cause insertion of the removeable anti-theft device into the second opening to disable the latch from being moved.
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A modular device comprising:
- a housing having an upper side, a lower side, and a sidewall having a first opening, wherein the upper side includes a recessed region, and wherein the lower side includes a protruded region;
- a link member disposed within the housing;
- an attachment tab disposed on the link member, the attachment tab extending towards the recessed region to attach the modular device to a second modular device;
- and
- a latch disposed within the housing, wherein the latch includes:
- a main body having a second opening aligned with the first opening to receive a removable anti-theft device;
- and
- a latch arm extending from the main body to control an engagement of the attachment tab with the second modular device, wherein the latch arm includes a wedge positioned to push against the link member to move the link member and the attachment tab, when the latch is moved to an unlocked position, to cause the attachment tab to disengage from the second modular device;
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- a latch unlocking tab exposed at the protruded region to control a position of the latch, wherein the protruded region is to be received in a recessed region of a third modular device when the modular device is attached to the second modular device;
- wherein the second opening is positioned to cause insertion of the removeable anti-theft device into the second opening to disable the latch from moving to the unlocked position.
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A modular device comprising:
- a housing having an upper side and a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a first opening and a second opening, and wherein the sidewall is perpendicular to the upper side;
- a link member disposed within the housing;
- an attachment tab disposed on the link member, the attachment tab to attach the modular device to a second modular device at the upper side;
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- a latch disposed within the housing, wherein the latch includes:
- a main body;
- a latch arm extending from the main body to control an engagement of the attachment tab with the second modular device, wherein the latch arm includes a wedge positioned to push against the link member to move the link member and the attachment tab, when the latch is moved to an unlocked position, to cause the attachment tab to disengage from the second modular device;
- a latch unlocking member engaged with the main body to control a position of the latch, wherein the latch unlocking member includes a latch unlocking tab exposed at the first opening;
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- a latch securing member engaged with the latch unlocking member, wherein the latch securing member includes a third opening that is aligned with the second opening to receive a removable anti-theft device;
- wherein the third opening is positioned to cause insertion of the removeable anti-theft device into the third opening to disable the latch from moving into the unlocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.