Locking device with passage

A lock device for use with a key with an extended portion, the lock device comprising:

• a locking spindle including a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle;
• a driver structure, wherein an interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line;
• and
• a locking member coupled to a distal end of the locking spindle,
• wherein the passage extends to the shear line and the extended portion of the key fills the passage to the shear line when the key is used to turn the locking spindle, further
• wherein the locking member is in the form of a T-bar.

A locking apparatus comprising:

• a lock device for use with a key with an extended portion, the lock device comprising
• a locking spindle including a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle,
• a driver structure, wherein an interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line, and
• a locking member coupled to a distal end of the locking spindle,
• wherein the passage extends to the shear line and the extended portion of the key fills the passage to the shear line when the key is used to turn the locking spindle;
• and
• a key comprising a handle, an extended portion, and a coded portion between the handle and the extended portion,
• wherein the extended portion extends to the shear line when the key is used to lock or unlock the lock device, further
• wherein the coded portion is circular.

A security system comprising

• a locking apparatus comprising
• a lock device for use with a key with an extended portion, the lock device comprising
• a locking spindle including a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle,
• a driver structure, wherein an interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line, and
• a locking member coupled to a distal end of the locking spindle,
• wherein the passage extends to the shear line and the extended portion of the key fills the passage to the shear line when the key is used to turn the locking spindle, and
• a key comprising a handle, an extended portion, and a coded portion between the handle and the extended portion,
• wherein the extended portion extends to the shear line when the key is used to lock or unlock the lock device;
• and
• a portable electronic device, wherein the locking apparatus is used to secure the portable electronic device to an object other than the locking apparatus.

A locking apparatus comprising:

• a lock device comprising a locking spindle including a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle, a locking member coupled to a distal end of the locking spindle, a driver structure, wherein an interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line and the passage extends through the locking spindle to the shear line,
• wherein the locking spindle includes a plurality of locking spindle bores, the driver structure includes a plurality of driver structure bores, the locking apparatus further comprising a plurality of combination pins in the plurality of locking spindle bores, and a plurality of driver pins in the driver structure bores in the driver structure, the plurality of driver pins being respectively associated with the plurality of combination pins;
• and
• a key including a coded portion and an extended portion, wherein the extended portion is configured to fit in the passage and serves to temporarily provide a solid surface for the locking spindle at the shear line while the key is inserted into the lock device.