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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Acco Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Wilson Tse, Burnaby, CA;
William De Meulenaere, Newark, CA (US);
Michael Otsuka, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Kao, Fremont, CA (US);
Joseph A. Teresi, San Mateo, CA (US);
Alex J. Klinkman, Hayward, CA (US);
Todd C. Robinson, San Mateo, CA (US);
ACCO Brands Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A security apparatus for a portable electronic device having a slot includes a body having an insertable portion configured to be inserted into the slot of the portable electronic device, and a boss extending from the insertable portion and positioned outside of the slot. The boss is configured to attach to a lock head. The security apparatus also includes a wedge supported at least partially within the insertable portion of the body. The wedge is movable relative to the insertable portion between a first position, in which the wedge extends out of the insertable portion and is configured to engage a surface of the portable electronic device that defines the slot, and a second position, in which the wedge is retracted relative to the first position and is configured to disengage the surface of the portable electronic device that defines the slot.