Patent ID: 6363243
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: E05C

Abstract:
A locking system of a portable device, the device including a main body and a movable protruding member switchable between at least a first position and a second position with respect to the main body, said locking system comprising:a plunger unit, the plunger unit attached to at least one of the main body and the protruding member; a lock and release unit, the lock and release unit attached to at least one of the main body and the protruding member, the lock and release unit further includes a fixed part and a resilient part, where the resilient part has a direction of resilience away from the fixed part; said plunger unit is switchable, along a direction of insertion and retraction, between a disengaged position and an engaged position between the fixed part and the resilient part of the lock and release unit; and said lock and release unit further includes an actuator for enabling actuation of the resilient part along the direction of resilience, wherein the direction of resilience is substantially perpendicular to the direction of insertion and retraction.