Patent ID: 8659910

Claim:
A locking mechanism adapted for locking a display screen of an electronic device, the locking mechanism comprising: a housing defining a receiving space therein and formed with a through hole in spatial communication with said receiving space; a hinge including a connecting support that is disposed in said receiving space of said housing, and a rotary member that is adapted to be connected to the display screen, that is operable to pivot relative to said connecting support, and that has an engaging segment; a fastening member disposed in said receiving space, registered with said through hole, and formed with an engaging slot for engaging said engaging segment of said rotary member; and an actuating member removably extending into said through hole in said housing and operable to actuate said fastening member to move between a locked position, where said engaging segment is engageable with said engaging slot, and an unlocked position, where said engaging segment and said engaging slot are non-engageable.