Lock for compartment cover
OwnerDaniel F. Bosyinventor
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Abstract
A lock for locking the cover of a compartment to prevent opening of the cover is described. The cover is provided with a biased latch at one end which is movable between a latch position for latching against a mating locking lip of the compartment and a release position to allow the cover to be removed from the compartment. The lock comprises a means for insertion into the biased latch once the cover has been attached to the compartment to prevent the biased latch from moving to the release position.
Claims5
A lock for locking a cover of a compartment of an electronic device to prevent opening of the cover, the cover being provided with a biased latch at one end which is moveable between a latch position for latching against a mating locking lip of the compartment of the electronic device and a release position to allow the cover to be removed from the compartment, the lock comprising a means for insertion into the biased latch once the cover has been latched to the compartment to prevent the biased latch from moving to an unlatching position.
A lock for locking a cover of a compartment of an electronic device to prevent opening of the cover, the cover being provided with a biased U-shaped latch at one end for latching against a mating lip of the compartment, the U-shaped latch having a first leg attached to an end of the cover and a second leg provided with the latching means, the second leg being movable toward the first leg to allow the cover to be latched and released, the lock comprising a means for insertion between the two legs of the U-shaped latch once the cover has been latched, to prevent the second leg from moving toward the first leg and thereby release the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.