Electronic device locking system

• US 20080105007A1
• Filed: 11/02/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Homer, Steven S., Doczy, Paul J., Moore, Earl W., Tracy, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US11/591,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20080105007A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 70/58
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0005 using chains, cables or the like chain- or cable-locks of the padlock type E05B67/003; lockable clothing hangers or hanger racks E05B69/006
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0082 for office machines, e.g. PC's, portable computers, typewriters, calculators
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5009 For portable articles

Abstract

An electronic device locking system comprises a locking element removably coupleable to an electronic device and a locking cable coupled to the locking element to enable at least three degrees of freedom of movement of the locking cable relative to the locking element.

Claims

1. An electronic device locking system, comprising:

a locking element removeably coupleable to an electronic device; and

a locking cable coupled to the locking element to enable at least three degrees of freedom of movement of the locking cable relative to the locking element.

2. The locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking element comprises a ball joint for receiving the locking cable.

3. The locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking cable is rotatable relative to the locking element.

4. The locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking cable is pivotally coupled to a rotatable sleeve of the locking element.

5. The locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking cable is rotatably coupled to a sleeve of the locking element.

6. The locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking cable comprises an end having a spherical member coupleable to the locking element.

7. The locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking cable comprises an end having a spherical member coupleable to a sleeve of the locking element.

8. A method of manufacturing an electronic device locking system, comprising:

providing a locking element removeably coupleable to the electronic device; and

coupling a locking cable to the locking element to enable at least three degrees of freedom of movement of the locking cable relative to the locking element.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a ball joint on the locking element for receiving the locking cable.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising rotateably coupling the locking cable to the locking element.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising pivotally coupling the locking cable to a rotatable sleeve of the locking element.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising rotatably coupling the locking cable to a rotatable sleeve of the locking element.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising coupling a spherical member disposed on an end of the locking cable to the locking element.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising coupling a spherical member disposed on an end of the locking cable to a sleeve of the locking element.

15. An electronic device locking system, comprising:

lockable means removably coupleable to an electronic device; and

cable means coupled to the lockable means to enable at least three degrees of freedom of movement of the cable means relative to the lockable means.

16. The locking system of claim 15, wherein the lockable means comprises a ball joint for receiving the cable means.

17. The locking system of claim 15, wherein the cable means is pivotally coupled to a rotatable sleeve means of the lockable means.

18. The locking system of claim 15, wherein the cable means is rotatably coupled to a rotatable sleeve means of the lockable means.

19. The locking system of claim 15, wherein the cable means comprises an end having a spherical means coupleable to the lockable means.

20. An electronic device locking system, comprising:

a locking element removeably coupleable to an electronic device;

a sleeve coupled to the locking element; and

a locking cable coupled to the locking element to enable at least two degrees of freedom of movement of the locking cable relative to the sleeve.

21. The locking system of claim 20, wherein the sleeve comprises a ball joint for receiving the locking cable.

22. The locking system of claim 20, wherein the locking cable is rotatable relative to the sleeve.

23. The locking system of claim 20, wherein the sleeve is rotatable relative to the locking element.

24. The locking system of claim 23, wherein the locking cable is pivotally coupled to the sleeve.

25. The locking system of claim 20, wherein the locking cable comprises an end having a spherical member coupleable to the sleeve.