Patent ID: 7635272

Claim:
A lock for a USB port, comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a retaining sheath having a first end connected to said second end of said housing and a second end configured for insertion to said USB port; a locking member having a fixed end pivotally connected to said first end of said retaining sheath, a free end comprising at least one protrusion configured for insertion to a hole in said USB port, and a ramped camming surface disposed on said locking member; a cam, slidable by a user within said housing along said ramped camming surface such that when said cam is slid toward said free end of said locking member, said locking member pivots at said fixed end such that said protrusion is inserted to said hole; and a locking mechanism configured to permit and restrain sliding of said cam away from said free end of said locking member when unlocked and locked, respectively, by a user.