US 12,221,814 B2
Lock for securing a portable device
Ming-Lung Su, Changhua County (TW); and Huan-Yi Lin, Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to INGAMAR CO., LTD., Changhua County (TW)
Filed by INGAMAR CO., LTD., Changhua County (TW)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,700.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175292 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 73/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 73/0082 (2013.01) [E05B 73/0005 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock for securing a portable device with a cavity having a first sidewall and a second sidewall both of which extend away from an opening into the cavity with a gradually increasing distance between the two sidewalls for a section of the two sidewalls extending away from the opening, comprising:
a lock body;
a first engaging member projecting from the lock body and having an outside part outside the lock body, a cross-sectional area of the outside part of the first engaging member being substantially the same or become larger from a front end towards a rear end of the outside part of the first engaging member, and the outside part of the first engaging member being configured to be insertable into the cavity; and
a second engaging member, connected to the lock body and configured to move along a side of or across the first engaging member to insert into the cavity for a locking status and to withdraw from the cavity for an unlocking status;
wherein the first engaging member and the second engaging member bear against the first sidewall and the second sidewall when the second engaging member is in the locking status.