Patent ID: 6212918
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking mechanism for attachment to a portable device having an exterior wall provided with a restraining slot having predetermined dimensions, comprising:a housing having a first face for facing engagement with said exterior wall, a mounting cavity and a second face opposite said first face; said second face having an aperture there through;a restraining member having an inner flange pivotally mounted in said mounting cavity adapted to pivot between an installation position and a locked position, a shank section adapted to extend into said restraining slot, and a hook section adapted to engage an inner surface of said exterior wall through said restraining slot;a fastener insertable through said aperture in said second face and into said mounting cavity thereby to extend into an aperture in said inner flange when said restraining member is in said locked position to thereby inhibit movement of said restraining member to said installation position; and coupling means for coupling said housing to an object other than said portable device.