Patent Application
20160090755
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a securing device for an electronic device, especially to a securing device that secures the electronic device at a specific position.
2. Description of the Prior Art(s)
With development of electronic industry, a portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer and the like, has various functions and light and thin shape to allow a user to carry around for use at any occasion. However, when using the portable electronic device in public places, such as a coffee shop, library and the like, the user might want to leave the portable electronic device in his seat while the user goes for ordering or taking a meal or for toilet. The portable electronic device is stolen easily when being left behind.
In order to prevent the electronic device from being stolen in the public places, a conventional securing device for securing the electronic device at a specific position comprises a holding bracket and a lock. The holding bracket holds around a peripheral edge of the electronic device. The lock is securely mounted on the holding bracket and is connected with a rope. The rope can be looped around a post, such as a leg of a table, so the electronic device cannot be taken away from the post and stolen. However, since the conventional securing device is mounted on the electronic device by holding around the peripheral edge of the electronic device, manufacturers have to manufacture the holding brackets in different sizes for fitting the electronic devices having different sizes. Accordingly, the users have to choose one conventional securing device that is suitable for his electronic device. The conventional securing devices are inconvenient for manufacturing, purchasing, and using.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a securing device for an electronic device to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a securing device for an electronic device. The securing device has a holding assembly, a rope, a lock, and a pressing element. The holding assembly has a holding seat and a sucker mounted on the holding seat. The rope is connected to the holding seat. The lock and the pressing element are mounted on the holding seat.
When using the securing device, the rope is looped around a post, and a side or a corner of the electronic device is mounted between the pressing element and the sucker. Then, a key drives a lock core of the lock to drive the pressing element, such that the electronic device is tightly held between the pressing element and the sucker. Accordingly, the electronic device can be secured at a specific position. The securing device can be used on the electronic devices of different shapes and sizes and is convenient for manufacturing, purchasing, and using.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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In the preferred embodiment, the holding assembly 10 further has an upper panel 13. The upper panel 13 is securely mounted on the lower surface of the stationary panel 112 of the holding seat 11. The sucker 12 is mounted on the upper panel 13. Thus the sucker 12 is securely mounted on the lower surface of the stationary panel 112 of the holding seat 11 via the upper panel 13.
The rope 20 has a distal end, a proximal end, and a lasso 21. The proximal end of the rope 20 is connected to the holding seat 11. The lasso 21 is formed on the distal end of the rope 20.
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The lock core 32 is rotatably mounted in the housing 31 and is disposed adjacent to the lower opening of the base 111. The lock core 32 has a lower mounting portion 321, an upper mounting portion 323, and multiple lower pin recesses 326.
The lower mounting portion 321 axially protrudes down from a lower end surface of the lock core 32 and extends toward the lower opening of the base 111. The lower mounting portion 321 has a distal end surface, an outer side surface, and an inner positioning recess 322. The inner positioning recess 322 is radially formed in the outer side surface of the lower mounting portion 321 and through the distal end surface of the lower mounting portion 321.
The upper mounting portion 323 axially protrudes up from an upper end surface of the lock core 32 and extends toward the upper opening of the base 111. The upper mounting portion 323 has a distal end surface, a driving recess 324, an inner side surface, and two limiting protrusions 325. The driving recess 324 is axially formed in the distal end surface of the upper mounting portion 323. The inner side surface of the upper mounting portion 323 is defined around the driving recess 324. The limiting protrusions 325 are separately formed on the inner side surface of the upper mounting portion 323 and are opposite to each other. An angular distance defined between the limiting protrusions 325 is larger than an angular distance defined between two of the outer positioning recesses 312 that are disposed next to each other.
The lower pin recesses 326 are formed between and through the upper end surface of the lock core 32 and the lower end surface of the lock core 32, and are arranged around the lower mounting portion 321 and the upper mounting portion 323.
In the preferred embodiment, the housing 31 has four outer positioning recesses 312 spaced 90 degrees apart. The angular distance defined between the limiting protrusions 325 of the lock core 32 is 90 degrees or above.
The upper pin seat 33 is mounted around the upper mounting portion 323 of the lock core 32 and is non-rotatably mounted in the housing 31. The upper pin seat 33 has a threaded hole 331 and multiple upper pin recesses 332. The threaded hole 331 is formed in an upper end surface of the upper pin seat 33 and aligns with the driving recess 324 of the lock core 32. The upper pin recesses 332 are formed between and through the upper end surface of the upper pin seat 33 and a lower end surface of the upper pin seat 33, are arranged around the threaded hole 331, and respectively align with the lower pin recesses 326 of the lock core 32.
The inner fastening pin 34 is radially mounted through the housing 31 and the upper pin seat 33 and has a through hole 341. The through hole 341 is formed between and through two opposite ends of the inner fastening pin 34. Thus, the housing 31 and the upper pin seat 33 do not rotate relative to each other.
The pin sets 35 are mounted in the lower pin recesses 326 of the lock core 32 and the upper pin recesses 332 of the upper pin seat 33. Each of the pin sets 35 has a lower pin 351, an upper pin 352, and a resilient element 353. The lower pin 351 is slidably mounted in a corresponding one of the lower pin recesses 326 of the lock core 32 and has an upper end. The upper pin 352 is slidably mounted in a corresponding one of the upper pin recesses 332 of the upper pin seat 33 and has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end of the upper pin 352 abuts the upper end of the lower pin 351. The resilient element 353 is mounted on the upper end of the upper pin 352 and has two opposite ends respectively abutting the upper pin 352 and the upper pin seat 33. Since the upper pin seat 33 is fixed in the housing 31, the resilient elements 353 push the upper pins 352 and the lower pins 351 to slide toward the lower end surface of the lock core 32.
The outer fastening pin 36 is mounted through the base 111 of the holding seat 11 and is securely mounted in the through hole 341 of the inner fastening pin 34, such that the lock 30 is securely mounted in the base 111 of the holding seat 11.
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In the preferred embodiment, the key is a tubular key and has a driving tube. The driving tube can be inserted between the housing 31 and the lower mounting portion 321 of the lock core 32, and has an outer boss and an inner boss. The outer boss is formed on an outer surface of the driving tube. The inner boss is formed on an inner surface of the driving tube. When inserting the driving tube of the key into the keyhole 311 of the housing 31, the outer boss is inserted into one of the outer positioning recesses 312 and the inner boss is inserted into the inner positioning recess 322 of the lock core 32. Thus, the key can drive the lock core 32 to rotate. With the multiple outer positioning recesses 312 formed around the keyhole 311 of the housing 31, when the key drives the key core 32 and the pressing element 40 to tightly hold the electronic device 51, the key can reverse to a nearest one of the outer positioning recesses 312 so as to exit from the lock 30. Since the key does not have to be inserted or pulled out through the same outer positioning recess 312, the pressing element 40 and the sucker 12 can keep holding the electronic device 51 tightly.
The securing device as described has the following advantages. Since the securing device only needs to hold one side or one corner of the electronic device 51, the securing device can be used on the electronic devices 51 of different shapes and sizes. Each of the securing devices is not only suitable for one kind of electronic device 51. Consequently, the securing device is convenient for manufacturing, purchasing, and using.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only.
Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent 6indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
