Patent ID: 7699639

Claim:
A locking mechanism releasably mounted to a plug in association with a cable, and securing the plug to an electronic device, the locking mechanism comprising: a base portion abutting against a side of the plug; a pressing portion slantingly extending from one of two opposite ends of the base portion; at least one tab protruding from the pressing portion near the base portion and engaging with the electronic device; and a clamping portion extending from the other end of the base portion and releasably engaging with the cable; wherein the clamping portion is generally a resilient plate, which is rolled and forms a cylinder with a gap between opposite ends of the clamping portion to wrap the cable therein; wherein the clamping portion defines a pair of apertures therein adjacent opposite sides of the gap respectively a band passes through the apertures to fasten the clamping portion to the cable.