Security apparatus
AssigneeACCO Brands Corporation
InventorsJohn Hung, Ryan White, Guillermo Andres, David Thomas Dobson, Jacque Gagne
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Abstract
A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device to an immovable object includes a locking head having a base and a compressible element supported by the base. The locking head is adjustable between an unlocked configuration, in which the compressible element is uncompressed and insertable into and removable from an opening of the portable electronic device, and a locked configuration, in which the compressible element is compressed and secured within the opening of the portable electronic device.
Claims18
A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device to an immovable object, the portable electronic device having an opening, the security apparatus comprising:
- a locking head including
- a base, and
- a compressible element supported by the base,
- wherein the locking head is adjustable between an unlocked configuration, in which the compressible element is uncompressed and insertable into and removable from the opening of the portable electronic device, and a locked configuration, in which the compressible element is compressed and secured within the opening of the portable electronic device, and
- wherein the compressible element expands radially outward and engages inner walls of the portable electronic device when compressed.
A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device to an immovable object, the portable electronic device having an opening, the security apparatus comprising:
- a locking head including
- an end structure,
- a movable structure, and
- a compressible element positioned between the end structure and the movable structure, the compressible element configured to be inserted into the opening of the portable electronic device,
- wherein the movable structure is operable to compress the compressible element when the compressible element is inserted into the opening to secure the locking head to the portable electronic device, and
- wherein the compressible element expands radially outward when compressed to engage the portable electronic device.
A security apparatus for securing a portable electronic device to an immovable object, the security apparatus comprising:
- a locking head including
- a base,
- an end structure supported by the base,
- a movable structure supported by the base, and
- a compressible element supported by the base between the end structure and the movable structure, the movable structure movable relative to the end structure between an unlocked configuration, in which the compressible element is uncompressed, and a locked configuration, in which the compressible structure is compressed;
- and
- a cable coupled to the locking head, the cable configured to be wrapped around the immovable object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.