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US 2018/0320725 A1Published application
Retractable locks
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorChin-Hung Huang
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Abstract
In an example, a retractable lock may include a lock tab disposed within a first device in a first position. The lock tab may engage with a complementary tab receptacle disposed within a separate, second device when the lock tab protrudes out of the first device in a second position. The retractable lock may also include a bias member to bias the lock tab towards the first position, and a magnet to urge the lock tab to the second position when the magnet is drawn towards a magnetic material.
Claims15
A retractable lock, comprising:
- a lock tab disposed within a first device in a first position, the lock tab to engage with a complementary tab receptacle disposed within a separate, second device when the lock tab protrudes out of the first device in a second position;
- a bias member to bias the lock tab towards the first position;
- and
- a magnet to urge the lock tab to the second position when the magnet is drawn towards a magnetic material.
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A retractable lock, comprising:
- a lock tab disposed within a first device;
- a bias member to bias the lock tab towards a first position, wherein the lock tab is retracted within the first device in the first position;
- and
- a magnet disposed within the first device, the magnet to urge the lock tab to a second position protruding out from the first device such that the lock tab may be received within a complementary tab receptacle disposed in a second device.
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A locking system, comprising:
- a retractable lock, comprising:
- a lock tab disposed within a first device and retracted within the first device in a first position;
- and
- a bias member to bias the lock tab towards the first position;
- a tab receptacle disposed in a second device to receive the lock tab upon the lock tab being moved to a second position, wherein the lock tab is to protrude from the first device when in the second position;
- and
- a magnet to urge the lock tab to the second position when the magnet is drawn towards a magnetic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.