Patent ID: 6112562
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An attachment apparatus comprising:a portable electronic device having a portion of an external wall defining a security slot, said security slot having a predetermined shape and said shape further having at least one section wherein the section's length is greater than its width; andan attachment device for attaching to said portable electronic device, comprising:a housing having an internal hollow cavity;a spindle having:a first portion contained within said cavity;a shaft coupled to said first portion and extending away from said housing; anda locking member at a distal end of said shaft outside of said housing, said locking member having a shape generally conforming to the security slot;a locking mechanism for maintaining rotation of said shaft of said spindle fixed in said cavity relative to said housing; anda pin, displaced laterally from said shaft and extending outwardly from said housing; said pin insertable into said security slot independent from said shaft,wherein said locking member is insertable within the security slot when aligned to the shape of the security slot and wherein said locking member resists removal from the security slot when misaligned with the shape of the security slot, and wherein said pin maintains a rotational orientation of said housing fixed relative to said security slot when said locking member is inserted into and misaligned with the shape of the security slot.