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US 2009/0095034 A1Published application
Security apparatus with reset mechanism
AssigneeACCO Brands USA LLC
InventorsRyan White, John Hung
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Abstract
A security apparatus, a security system that uses the security apparatus, and a method of using the securing apparatus to secure a portable electronic device to an immovable object. The security apparatus comprises a combination locking mechanism with dials and tumblers, a body coupled to the dials, a reset device coupled to the tumblers, and a reset key configured to interact with the reset device to allow the user to reset the combination associated with the combination locking mechanism.
Claims21
A security apparatus for use with a portable electronic device having a first aperture, comprising:
- a combination locking mechanism having a plurality of tumblers and a plurality of dials corresponding to the plurality of tumblers;
- a body coupled to the plurality of dials;
- a reset device coupled to the plurality of tumblers;
- and
- a reset key configured to interact with the reset device to allow a user to change a combination associated with the combination locking mechanism.
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A security system, comprising:
- an immovable object;
- a portable electronic device having a first aperture;
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- a security apparatus coupled to the immovable object, the security apparatus having:
- a combination locking mechanism having a plurality of tumblers and a plurality of dials corresponding to the plurality of tumblers;
- a body coupled to the plurality of dials;
- a reset device coupled to the plurality of tumblers;
- and
- a reset key configured to interact with the reset device to allow a user to change a combination associated with the combination locking mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.