Patent ID: 6094949
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: E05B,G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock device for an electronic apparatus, said electronic apparatus having a housing and a generally rectangular recess formed within said housing, said lock device comprising:a generally rectangular and flat body adapted to be releasably received within said recess, said body having a lock projection extending from a free end thereof;an actuating member having an actuator plate disposed within said body and a lock tang extending outside said body in sliding engagement with said lock projection, said actuating member adapted for movement relative to said body along a first axis between a first and second position; anda pair of retractable locking lugs disposed within said body adapted for movement in opposite directions along a second axis transverse to said first axis, each of said pair of retractable locking lugs having an angled slot for engaging a boss on said actuator plate,wherein when said actuating member is moved to said first position in alignment with said lock projection said pair of locking lugs are extended from said body for selectively securing said body within said recess, and when said actuating member is moved in said second positions said locking lugs are retracted into said body.