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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Troy K Hulick, Saratoga, CA (US);
Wayman Lee, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361724 ; 361683 ; 70 58 ; 70164 ; 220326 ; 292 19 ; 292106 ; 312218 ; 3122232 ; 3122656 ;
Abstract
A personal computer includes a housing and a access panel providing access to the housing interior. The access panel is held closed by a latch, and the latch is locked against actuation, by a lock. The lock includes a bar that can be pulled out to a latch-locking position, whereupon an aperture of the bar is exposed for receiving an auxiliary locking member such as a padlock. The padlock prevents the bar from being retracted into a latch-release position. The access panel carries a cooling fan and a plug. The plug is automatically plugged into a receptacle carried by the housing, in response to the access panel being closed.