Patent ID: 11953948
Assignee: COMXI CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC G

Claim 17:
18. An apparatus for locking a portable computer, the apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a first clamping member rotatably coupled to the apparatus body, configured to support a first side of a computer body of the portable computer, and configured to be fitted over a first edge of a display of the portable computer;
a slider coupled to the apparatus body to be reciprocally movable;
a second clamping member rotatably coupled to the slider while being spaced apart from the first clamping member, configured to support a second side of the computer body of the portable computer, and configured to be fitted over a second edge of the display of the portable computer; and
a locking and unlocking unit installed on the apparatus body and configured to selectively restrict or allow movement of the slider,
wherein the locking and unlocking unit comprises:
a latch member installed on the apparatus body;
a latch ring member coupled to the latch member by passing therethrough so as to be reciprocally movable;
a locking member connected to the latch ring member, and configured to be moved between a locking position locked to the slider and an unlocking position unlocked from the slider according to a movement direction of the latch ring member; and
an elastic member configured to elastically press the locking member so as to allow the locking member to be moved to the locking position.