Integrated security lock
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsDanilo O. Tan, Geroncio O. Tan, Daniel L. Hamlin
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Abstract
A security lock is provided for a mobile device. The security lock includes a pair of locking elements and a pair of electromechanical actuators. Each locking element has a profile configured to complement a profile of a locking tab of an external locking assembly. Each electromechanical actuator is configured to engage an associated one of the locking elements to lock the locking tab to the mobile device, and to disengage the associated locking element to unlock the locking tab.
Claims18
A security lock within a housing of a mobile device, the security lock comprising:
- an external locking assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle in the housing, the external locking assembly having a first profile;
- a pair of locking elements, each locking element having a second profile that is complimentary to the first profile when the pair of locking elements are engaged to lock the external locking assembly to the mobile device;
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- a pair of muscle wire actuators, each muscle wire actuator configured in a first state to engage an associated one of the locking elements to lock the locking tab to the mobile device, and in a second state to disengage the associated locking element to unlock the locking tab.
A method for providing a security lock within a housing of a mobile device, the method comprising:
- providing an external locking assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle in the housing, the external locking assembly having a first profile
- providing, in the security lock, a pair of locking elements, each locking element having a first profile that is complimentary to the first profile when the pair of locking elements are engaged to lock the external locking assembly to the mobile device;
- providing, in the security lock, a pair of muscle wire actuators;
- engaging in a first state, by each muscle wire actuator, an associated one of the locking elements to lock the locking tab to the mobile device;
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- disengaging in a second state, by each muscle wire actuator, the associated locking element to unlock the locking tab.
A security lock for a mobile device, the security lock comprising:
- an external locking assembly configured to be inserted into a receptacle in the housing, the external locking assembly having a first profile;
- a pair of C-clamps, each C-clamp having a first profile that is complimentary to the first profile when the pair of locking elements are engaged to lock the external locking assembly to the mobile device;
- a pair of muscle wire actuators, each muscle wire actuator configured in a first state to engage an associated one of the C-clamps to lock the locking tab to the mobile device, and in a second state to disengage the associated C-clamp to unlock the locking tab;
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- a pair of mounting brackets, each mounting bracket configured to secure an associated one of the muscle wire actuators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.