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US 9,309,697 B2Granted
Accessory housing securable to a device and another entity
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDustin L Hoffman, Michael Delpier, Peter M On
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods related to securing portable devices and their accessories are provided. A housing for an accessory includes a passageway extending at least partially there through. A first feature extending outward from the passageway is removably securable to a portable device. A second feature extending outward from the passageway is removably securable to another entity. The accessory and the portable device are thus securable against theft.
Claims11
A power supply for a portable computer, comprising:
- a locking mechanism to be removably secured to a corresponding feature of a portable computer;
- a housing characterized by a passageway extending partially there through;
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- a flexible strand having an anchor end to be removably secured to an entity, the flexible strand being mechanically secured to the housing within the passageway, and the locking mechanism is disposed at an end of another flexible strand distinct from the flexible strand having the anchor end.
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A power supply, comprising:
- electrical circuitry configured to derive conditioned electrical energy from a source of electrical energy;
- cabling to provide the conditioned electrical energy to an electrical load;
- a housing about the electrical circuitry, the housing characterized by a passageway extending at least partially there through and having an interior wall surface;
- a first feature disposed at an end of a first flexible strand extending outward from the passageway and configured to be removably secured to the electrical load;
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- a second feature disposed at an end of a second flexible strand distinct from the first flexible strand extending outward from the passageway and configured to be removable secured to an entity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.