US 12,488,152 B1
Disarmable tamper evident port protector
Steven R. Lott, Parkville, MD (US)
Assigned to The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency, Ft. George G. Meade, MD (US)
Filed by The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency, Ft. George G. Meade, MD (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,558.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/88 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/88 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disarmable port protector for locking engagement of a communication port of electronic equipment, comprising:
a lock body for retentively engaging the communication port when disposed at a locking position, said lock body having an interface portion and an engagement portion extending longitudinally therefrom; and,
a key body displaceably coupled to said lock body, said key body being displaceable from at least a protecting position to a disarming position relative to said lock body, said key body including:
a base portion;
a disarming portion extending longitudinally from said base portion, said disarming portion in the disarming position disengaging said lock body from the communication port for withdrawal from the locking position; and,
a keying portion extending from said base portion for stopping engagement of said lock body when in the protecting position;
wherein said key body is released for displacement to advance further into the communication port to the disarming position upon said keying portion being at least partially . . . displaced relative to said base portion to thereby disfigure said key body in tamper evident manner.