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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Jeremy Scott Bridges, Apex, NC (US);
Norman Bruce Desrosiers, Oxford, NC (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
Jeremy Scott Bridges, Apex, NC (US);
Norman Bruce Desrosiers, Oxford, NC (US);
Dean Frederick Herring, Youngsville, NC (US);
Paul Andrew Wormsbecher, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for locking a USB device to a USB header includes a member secured to a USB header and selectively movable between a locked position that blocks outward movement of a spring finger of the USB header and an unlocked position that permits outward movement of the spring finger. The selectively moveable member may include a collar secured around the USB header. In one embodiment, the collar slides in an axial direction relative to the axis of the USB header. In another embodiment, the collar slides in a transverse direction relative to the axis of the USB header. In yet another embodiment, the selectively moveable member is a lever, button or dial coupled to a collar positioned around the USB header. For example, the member may be a lever pivotally coupled to the collar.