CN101605957A - Safety means - Google Patents

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CN101605957A
CN101605957A CNA2007800474612A CN200780047461A CN101605957A CN 101605957 A CN101605957 A CN 101605957A CN A2007800474612 A CNA2007800474612 A CN A2007800474612A CN 200780047461 A CN200780047461 A CN 200780047461A CN 101605957 A CN101605957 A CN 101605957A
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A kind of safety means have been disclosed.These safety means are used to be attached to the lock interface member of the housing of mancarried electronic aid.These safety means can comprise counterpart and stabilizing member.Counterpart and stabilizing member can be fixed to lock interface member with safety means, and therefore are fixed to the housing of mancarried electronic aid.

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Safety means
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This application is the non-provisional application of following U.S. Provisional Patent Application and the rights and interests that require the applying date of following U.S. Provisional Patent Application: 60/853 of submission on October 23rd, 2006,888,60/909 of submission on April 3rd, 2007,60/940 of submission on May 25th, 867 and 2007,318, for its full content of all purposes with referring to mode include this paper in.
Background of invention
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to the device that stops the relatively little but expensive equipment of theft.
Computer develops into the relatively little portable machine that a lot of people can use from the machine of the huge costliness only used by a few peoples quite apace.Specifically, the development with PC of quite powerful processing capacity makes ordinary populace all can use computer.Now usually university student even high school student have themselves computer, and PC is widely used as document processor and work station in all forms of business almost.PC is relatively little and be easy to transportation, and its undesirable side effect of popularizing fast is that the antitheft of this computer is a big problem.
Develop various devices and stoped the stolen of PC and similar devices.Because personal computer system comprises several parts, generally include computer itself, stand alone display, keyboard and common printer, this security system adopts cable that in each parts each is attached to each other and be attached on immovable relatively object such as desk usually.The main difficulty of this system is the method effectively and easily that is difficult to be provided for equipment that cable itself is attached to.
A kind of method that solves computer security issue is that slit less, essentially rectangular is set on the wall of computer.Safety means with locking chieftain can be fixed to computer by rectangular slot.
Although conventional rectangular slot solution is effectively, also can make improvements.For example, although stop the burglar to steal by the fixing portable computer of conventional release mechanism, in some cases, these burglars may be interested in the data that are stored in the computer, rather than computer itself.Thereby the damage to computer that takes place in stealing the computer process may not stop the burglar to steal the data that are stored in the computer.Need improve the safety devices and computer between the intensity of physical connection, and make and more difficult for potential burglar safety means and computer separated.
Various embodiments of the present invention address these and other problems respectively and jointly.
Summary of the invention
Various embodiments of the present invention are at the system and method for safety means, this safety means of use.Other embodiments of the invention can be at lock interface member and the system and method that comprises this lock interface member.
One embodiment of the invention have the safety means of the lock interface member of at least the first hole and stable hole at a kind of use.These safety means comprise: the chieftain, and this chieftain comprises counterpart and stabilizing member, counterpart is suitable for cooperating with lock interface member by first hole, and stabilizing member can insert in the stable hole to prevent that counterpart from taking out from first hole.Safety device such as cable can be connected to this chieftain.
Another embodiment of the present invention is at a kind of system that comprises portable electronic device and safety means, and this portable electronic device comprises the lock interface member with at least the first hole and stable hole.Safety means comprise: the chieftain, and this chieftain comprises counterpart and stabilizing member, counterpart is suitable for cooperating with lock interface member by first hole, and stabilizing member can insert in the stable hole to prevent that counterpart from taking out from first hole.
Another embodiment of the present invention is at a kind of method that is used for above-mentioned safety means are fixed to lock interface member.This method comprises: (a) counterpart is inserted in first hole; (b) part that is rotatably assorted, thus counterpart is fixed to lock interface member by first hole; And (c) stabilizing member is inserted in the stable hole.
Other embodiment of the present invention can be at lock interface member and the device, the system and method that use this lock interface member.
These and other each embodiment of the present invention is hereinafter described in more detail.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the stereogram of mancarried electronic aid and safety means.
Fig. 2 (a) illustrates the front perspective view according to the part of the safety means of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 (b) illustrates safety means shown in Fig. 2 (a) and comprises the rear perspective view of the mancarried electronic aid of lock interface member.
Fig. 2 (c) illustrates the front perspective view of safety means shown in the Fig. 2 (a) that is attached to lock interface member in the mancarried electronic aid.The counterpart of safety means is in lock interface member, but the stabilizing member related with safety means be not in lock interface member.Cut the part of mancarried electronic aid.
Fig. 2 (d) is the view that is similar to view shown in Fig. 2 (c).But in Fig. 2 (d), stabilizing member is positioned at lock interface member.
Fig. 2 (e) illustrates the exploded view of safety means shown in Fig. 2 (a)-2 (b).
Fig. 2 (f) is the sectional view that is fixed to the chieftain of the safety means of lock interface member in the mancarried electronic aid.
Fig. 2 (g) illustrates the elevation of lock interface member.
Fig. 2 (h) illustrates the sectional view of lock interface member shown in Fig. 2 (g).
Fig. 2 (i) is the stereogram of lock interface member shown in Fig. 2 (g).
Among each figure, identical Reference numeral is represented identical member.
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Various embodiments of the present invention are at safety means, the method for using this safety means and the system that uses this safety means.These safety means can be used for preventing or stoping the equipment of stealing such as mancarried electronic aid.
In addition, in various embodiments of the present invention, lock interface member can be used for strengthening safety and improve mancarried electronic aid and safety means between linking intensity.Lock interface member can be the attachment that is attached to the housing of mancarried electronic aid, perhaps can be integrally formed in the housing or other parts of mancarried electronic aid.For example, in certain embodiments, lock interface member can be integrally formed (for example chassis portion on the wall part of wall or chassis, and lock interface member can be made and do not have an interface with identical materials) but or place of working or entity be connected to the chassis and/or the place of working of mancarried electronic aid or electrically be connected to some electronic unit (for example storage chip, disc driver or microprocessor) in the mancarried electronic aid.In addition, if lock interface member is the individual components that the wall with mancarried electronic aid separates, then lock interface member can be positioned in the hole on the wall that is formed at mancarried electronic aid, or mancarried electronic aid inside.Exemplary lock interface members is hereinafter described in more detail.
By using lock interface member, the linking intensity of comparing between safety means and the lock interface member with conventional physical fixation system strengthens, and conventional physical security system comprises only having 3x7mm 2The mancarried electronic aid of security slot and be fixed to the physical security equipment of mancarried electronic aid by security slot.The power that can bear 150lbs such as this conventional security system was because the plastic casing of portable subscriber equipment may lose efficacy or rupture when applying so energetically.In addition, the power that present lock is designed to can bear 300lbs on the market before fracture.In addition, also pay close attention to conventional safety means " are turned round " ability that goes out slit.Therefore need improved safety means and system.
Use various embodiments of the present invention, compare, the linking intensity increase at least 2,6 between safety means and the mancarried electronic aid or even 8 times with conventional system.For example, each embodiment of the application of the invention, can adopt power greater than about 300lbs, in addition greater than about 500,1000 or the power of 2000lbs disconnect chieftain in the safety means and the physical connection between the lock interface member related with its mancarried electronic aid of fixing.Thereby various embodiments of the present invention are more firm and therefore more effective when stoping and preventing to steal mancarried electronic aid than conventional security system.
Safety means can comprise chieftain and safety device according to an embodiment of the invention.But chieftain and safety device physics and/or place of working are linked together.
Safety device can comprise cable or the equipment of safe some other type is provided.If safety device comprises cable, then cable can be fixed to the fixed object such as desk or cabinet, thereby can not remove the mancarried electronic aid that is connected to cable.This cable can comprise stainless steel, Kevlar
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Or the sturdy material of some other type.
In another embodiment, safety device can comprise the wireless device such as radio transmitters and/or receiver.Wireless device can be used near detection system or motion detection system.For example, can have motion detector in the wireless device, thereby when motion detector moves, trigger relevant alarm buzzer.Alarm buzzer can be in safety device or can be in the safety device outside.In other embodiments, have the base device with wireless device association, and these parts can be used near in the detection system.Can between safety device and base device, send wireless signal, and when these equipment separate preset distance, can trigger associated alarm device (for example audio alarm).This alarm buzzer can be in base device or safety device.The electronic equipment related with these wireless systems is known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
Chieftain in the safety means can be the locking chieftain.Can comprise such as key mechanism or be arranged on locking mechanism the combination locking mechanism in the locking chieftain housing according to the locking chieftain of the embodiment of the invention.Various types of locking chieftains are hereinafter described in more detail.
The mancarried electronic aid of fixing can comprise any suitable equipment.The example of these equipment comprises pocket computer such as laptop computer, desktop computer and server computer, flat panel TV, projecting apparatus, display, portable music player, printer, external fixed disk drive, cellphone etc.
Each parts of locking chieftain and/or lock interface member can be made by any suitable material, and can make in any suitable manner.Suitable material comprises the material such as stainless steel, nickel alloy etc.They can be made by machine, molded etc.
Below describe multiple safety means in detail, and the method and system that uses these safety means.System according to the present invention comprises safety means and has the lock interface member of at least the first hole and stable hole.These safety means comprise: the chieftain, and this chieftain comprises counterpart and stabilizing member, counterpart is suitable for cooperating with lock interface member by first hole, and stabilizing member can insert in the stable hole to prevent that counterpart from taking out from first hole; And safety device, this safety device is connected to the chieftain.
Fig. 1 illustrates the system that comprises mancarried electronic aid 30 and safety means 26, and safety means 26 are used for mancarried electronic aid 30 is fixed to fixed object 10 such as desk leg etc.Safety means 26 comprise chieftain 28 and are connected to chieftain 28 cable 32 that chieftain 28 is the locking chieftain in this example.Ring 34 terminals chieftain 28.Cable 32 can comprise such as stainless steel or Kevlar TMAnd so on sturdy material.
For mancarried electronic aid 30 is fixed to fixed object, cable 32 can be walked around fixed object and chieftain 28 is passed ring 34.Counterpart on the chieftain 28 can be able to be inserted then in the hole on the mancarried electronic aid 30, perhaps insert in the hole on the lock interface member related with mancarried electronic aid 30.Stabilizing member can insert in the stable hole on the lock interface member so that chieftain 28 is stable then, thereby counterpart can not be withdrawn from from the hole easily.Can use that the locking mechanism the locking mechanism keeps stabilizing member and/or counterpart to move or be motionless such as key mechanism or combination.In other embodiments, can at first stabilizing member be inserted in the stable hole on the lock interface member and/or in the stable hole on the mancarried electronic aid, after this counterpart can be inserted wherein to cooperate with hole on mancarried electronic aid or the lock interface member.
As used herein such, in the foregoing description and other embodiment, " hole " can comprise blind hole or through hole.Through hole can be the form of hole or depression.In certain embodiments of the present invention, the hole can have about 10mm or littler maximum size.
Fig. 2 (a) illustrates the safety means 100 according to the embodiment of the invention.Safety means 100 comprise chieftain 100 (a) and are connected to chieftain's 100 (a) hoop 158.Hoop 158 can be connected to the cable 32 of type shown in Figure 1.
Chieftain 100 (a) comprises cable rings 131 and cylinder 128.These and other parts can be formed for the housing of chieftain 100 (a) together.This housing can adopt other form among other embodiment of the present invention.Cable rings 131 comprises the attached attachment portion 131 (a) that hoop 158 is arranged.
Chieftain's 100 (a) front portion comprises that interlocking is provided with 104, and this interlocking is provided with 104 three counterparts 104 (a) that comprise around stabilizing member 102.Rubber bumper 112 can be around three counterparts 104 (a) and stabilizing member 102.Rubber bumper 112 can be used for preventing that the external surface of the mancarried electronic aid that chieftain 100 (a) scraping will be fixed from also can allow bigger wall thickness tolerance.Rubber bolster 112 is optionally, and can ignore in various embodiments of the present invention.
Three counterparts 104 (a) in this example are the forms that has towards three cooperation hooks of anticlockwise end.Certainly, in other embodiments, three cooperation hooks can have towards clockwise end.Three counterparts 104 (a) can be first, second and the 3rd counterpart.In various embodiments of the present invention, can use more or less counterpart.
Stabilizing member 102 can be the form of regracting counter-rotating pin.As shown in the figure, in this example, stabilizing member 102 can have the cross section of similar rectangle.But the radial section of stabilizing member 102 can be circular or can have any other shape among other embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 (b) illustrates the rear perspective view of chieftain 100 (a) when wanting to cooperate with the lock interface member related with mancarried electronic aid 108.Promote the rear portion of cylinder 118 at chieftain 100 (a).
In this example, lock interface member 110 is the forms that are positioned at the circular insert in the hole 108 (a) that the housing inner structure association of mancarried electronic aid 108 joins.Alternatively or additionally, lock interface member 110 is attachable to mancarried electronic aid 108 and/or forms the part on chassis in the mancarried electronic aid.Shown in Fig. 2 (b), the external surface of lock interface member 110 comprises center slot 110 (a) and centers on three outer arcuate elongated hole 110 (b) of center elongated hole 110 (a).Three outer elongated holes 110 (b) can be first, second and the 3rd hole, and are used to admit first, second and the 3rd counterpart 104 (a) shown in Fig. 2 (a).Center elongated hole 110 (a) is used to admit the stabilizing member 102 shown in Fig. 2 (a).Center elongated hole 110 (a) can be characterized by stable hole in this embodiment, because it admits stabilizing member.Can use more or less hole in other embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 2 (c) illustrate counterpart 104 (a) insert respective external elongated hole 110 (b) afterwards and chieftain 100 (a) clockwise rotate up to counterpart 104 (a) and chieftain 100 (a) till the wall in qualification outer elongated hole 110 (b) cooperates.Fig. 2 (c) also illustrates the column part 110 (c) of lock interface member 110, and this column part is attached to the inner structure part of mancarried electronic aid 108.With after the wall that forms outer elongated hole 110 (b) cooperates, stabilizing member 102 stretches out vertically at counterpart 104 (a), thereby stabilizing member 102 extends in the center elongated hole 110 (a) shown in Fig. 2 (d).In case stabilizing member 102 is in the center elongated hole 110 (a), just chieftain 110 (a) can be fixed to lock interface member 110.In this position, locking chieftain 100 (a) can be in locked configuration and locking chieftain 102 (a) is fixed to mancarried electronic aid 108.
Fig. 2 (e) illustrates the exploded view that can be present in each parts in the safety means shown in Fig. 2 (a).Fig. 2 (e) illustrates cylindrical body 128, and this cylindrical body 128 comprises the relative side down hole 128 (a) that can admit first and second pin 136 (a), 136 (b).Body 128 can comprise any suitable material, and any suitable material comprises nickel alloy and/or stainless steel.First and second pin 136 (a), 136 (b) mechanically are connected to counter-rotating housing 138 with body 128 by the hole 138 (c) in the counter-rotating housing 138.The circular portion 131 (a) of body 128 and the cable rings 131 that is provided with forward can form at least a portion of the chieftain's housing that holds the interior critical piece of chieftain 100 (a).The hoop keeper 156 can be connected to cable rings 130, and bind round 158 can be related with the cable (not shown).
Body 128 also comprises the axial slots 128 (b) in the wall that is formed on body 128, and this slit can be admitted rolling the 3rd pin 137 with respect to the directed radial directed of body 128.The 3rd pin 137 also passes and is axially moveable the hole 118 (a) that promotes in the cylinder 118, and will promote cylinder 118 and body is linked together slidably.Therefore promoting cylinder 118 can endwisely slip with respect to body 128, and can be promoted so that the chieftain is in the locked configuration by the user.
Counter-rotating housing 138 is in the position with respect to the front, position of body 128.Counter-rotating housing 138 comprises disk-shaped substrate 138 (b) and anterior part 138 (a), and anterior part 138 (a) also can form dish type and can have than the little radial dimension of disc shaped base 138 (b).Axial hole 138 (d) passes counter-rotating housing 138.When the chieftain was in unlocking structure, stabilizing member 102 and respective mandrels 130 can be in axial holes 138 (d) and with respect to 138 motions of counter-rotating housing.
Stabilizing member 102 can comprise anterior 102 (a) and rear portion 102 (b), and is gapped between anterior 102 (a) and rear portion 102 (b).Axle 130 can have the hole 130 (d) of radially extension in the rear end and have another hole of radially extending 130 (b) at front end.Axle 103 also has axial hole 130 (c).Lock tabs 150 can be inserted and be passed between hole 130 (b) that front end radially extends and front portion 102 (a) that can be by being arranged on stabilizing member 102 and rear portion 102 (b) and cooperate with stabilizing member 102.
Biasing member 134 such as the compression spring can be provided with and can be in and reverse between the housing 138 and first cylinder 144 around axle 130.As chieftain 100 (a) when being in locked configuration, biasing member 134 can be in compressive state.Stabilizing member 102 can be in corresponding extended position.As chieftain 100 (a) when being in unlocking structure, biasing member 134 can be in uncompressed state.Stabilizing member 102 can be in corresponding punctured position.
First cylinder 144 and second cylinder 124 and other each parts can form the each several part of locking mechanism.In this example, locking mechanism is a cylinder lock, but locking mechanism also can be the dish type lock.First cylinder 144 can comprise that more than first of receive driver pins 162 (b) and spring (not shown) extend axially the hole, and second cylinder 124 can comprise more than second axial hole of receivability key pins 162 (a).When key being inserted the locked groove at the rear portion of passing second cylinder 124 and rotating, second cylinder 124 can rotate with respect to first cylinder 144.Can key pins 162 (a) inwardly be driven different length by the key (not shown), make the shear line that does not have the pellet shot from a slingshot leap to be formed between first cylinder 144 and second cylinder 124 place.
Another pin 141 passes in first cylinder 144 hole 124 (a) of radially extending and inserts hole 130 (d) in the axle 130, thereby axle 130 mechanically is connected to second cylinder 124.As noted above, also other can be sold 136 (a), 136 (b) and insert such as the hole 138 (c) in hole 128 (b) in the body 128 and the counter-rotating housing 138, make counter-rotating housing 138 and body 128 be linked together.Can use maintenance structure 104 (b) that interlocking is provided with 104 is fixed in the fixed radial position.
U-shaped folder 142 passes the Kong Bingke that radially extends in the counter-rotating housing 138 and cooperates with passage 130 (a) in the axle 130 when being in locked configuration chieftain 100 (a).As shown in the figure, passage 130 (a) can partly center on the circumference extension of axle 130.
For chieftain 100 (a) is changed to unlocking structure, insert in the locking chieftain 100 (a) key and rotation.This rotates second cylinder, 124, the second cylinder mandrels 130.U-shaped folder 142 promotes first cylinder 144, second cylinder 124, axle 130 and stabilizing member 102 backward from displacement of axle 130 internal channels 130 (a) and biasing member 134 then.This takes out the centre bore 110 (a) of stabilizing member 102 from mouthpiece 110.After this counterpart 104 (a) can rotate counterclockwise and can take out from the outer elongated slit 110 (b) of lock interface member 110.See Fig. 2 (c).
Fig. 2 (f) illustrates the aforementioned locking chieftain 102 (a) who is in locked configuration.Each parts shown in the Fig. 2 (e) that is in assembled state also are shown.Shown in the sub-P of arrow, will promote cylinder 118 and second cylinder 124 inwardly pushes away towards mancarried electronic aid 108.This compresses biasing member 134, thereby makes it be in compressive state.U-shaped folder 142 and axle 130 interior passages 130 (a) cooperate stabilizing member 102 is fixed in the extended position and in centre bore 110 (a).In this example, stabilizing member 102 does not cooperate with the wall that forms centre bore 110 (a), but can cooperate with the wall in another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 (g)-2 (i) illustrates the various views according to the lock interface member 110 of the embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 2 (g) and 2 (h), be that unit illustrates exemplary dimensions also with the millimeter.Lock interface member 110 and other lock interface member can be made by the metal material such as zinc (die casting), magnesium (injection molding) and/or stainless steel (powder injection molding).
Fig. 2 (g) illustrates the elevation of lock interface member 110.As mentioned above, lock interface member 110 can comprise front surface 110 (d) and cylindrical sides 110 (c).Front surface 110 (d) comprises around three outer elongated holes 110 (b) of the formation arc of center elongated hole 110 (a).In other embodiments, also can have still less or more slit, and they can be arranged on the front surface 110 (d) in any suitable manner.Two connecting pieces 110 (e) can be formed on the place, top of lock interface member 110, and can be formed on the place, bottom of lock interface member 110.Connector 110 (e) can be described as collar rib in some cases, and can be assembled into the inner chassis such as the mancarried electronic aid of pocket computer.
Fig. 2 (h) illustrates the sectional view of lock interface member 110, and Fig. 2 (i) illustrates the stereogram of lock interface member 110 shown in Fig. 2 (g).
Various embodiments of the present invention have a plurality of advantages.For example, because lock interface member can have a plurality of mating holes and stable hole, the comparable conventional safety means that are attachable to conventional security slot of locking chieftain with a plurality of counterparts and/or stabilizing member are attached to lock interface member more firmly.In addition, because a plurality of cooperation positions are arranged in various embodiments of the present invention, so, compare with conventional security slot that conventional safety means are back-outed, more difficult with safety means back-out mating holes and stable hole in the lock interface member.Therefore, various embodiments of the present invention provide the improved safety that is better than conventional security system.
More than describing is illustrative and nonrestrictive.After having read the disclosure, a lot of modification of the present invention are conspicuous for a person skilled in the art.Therefore, scope of the present invention should not determine with reference to above explanation, but should with reference to appended claims with and four corner and coordinate determine.
One or more features of any embodiment can combine with one or more features of any other embodiment and not depart from scope of the present invention.
Unless specifically note on the contrary, exemplify " one ", " one " or " being somebody's turn to do " and be used for expression " one or more ".
Above-mentioned all patents, patent application, publication and manual all for all purposes with referring to mode include this paper in.But be not admission of prior art.

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1. safety means that are used to have the lock interface member of at least the first hole and stable hole, described safety means comprise:
The chieftain, described chieftain comprises counterpart and stabilizing member, described counterpart is suitable for cooperating with described lock interface member by described first hole, and described stabilizing member can insert in the described stable hole to prevent that described counterpart from shifting out from described first hole; And
Safety device, described safety device is connected to described chieftain.
2. safety means as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described lock interface member has the second and the 3rd hole; Described counterpart is first counterpart, and described chieftain comprises second counterpart and the 3rd counterpart; Described first, second is suitable for cooperating with described lock interface member by first, second and the 3rd hole respectively with the 3rd counterpart.
3. safety means as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described first, second and the 3rd counterpart are respectively the forms of first, second and the 3rd hook; The end of described first, second and the 3rd hook is all towards counterclockwise or clockwise direction.
4. safety means as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described first, second is in a fixed position with the 3rd hook; And with the 3rd counterpart described first, second cooperated with the 3rd hole with described first, second with the 3rd counterpart by inserting described first, second and the 3rd counterpart and rotating described first, second then clockwise or counterclockwise.
5. safety means as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, also comprise biasing member, and wherein described biasing member is in compressive state when described stabilizing member is in extended position, and described biasing member is in uncompressed state when described stabilizing member is in retracted position.
6. safety means as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that described biasing member is a spring.
7. safety means as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described stabilizing member is at least a portion of anti-switch block; And described anti-switch block is connected to axle, and described axle operationally connects with locking mechanism.
8. system comprises:
Mancarried electronic aid, described mancarried electronic aid comprises the lock interface member with at least the first hole and stable hole; And
Safety means, described safety means comprise: the chieftain, described chieftain comprises counterpart and stabilizing member, and described counterpart is suitable for cooperating with described lock interface member by described first hole, and described stabilizing member can insert in the described stable hole to prevent that described counterpart from shifting out from described first hole.
9. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that described safety device comprises the cable that is connected to described chieftain.
10. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that described mancarried electronic aid comprises pocket computer.
11. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described lock interface member has second hole and the 3rd hole; Described counterpart is first counterpart, and described chieftain comprises second counterpart and the 3rd counterpart; Described first, second is suitable for cooperating with described lock interface member by first, second and the 3rd hole respectively with the 3rd counterpart.
12. system as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described first, second and the 3rd counterpart are respectively the forms of first, second and the 3rd hook; The end of described first, second and the 3rd hook is all towards counterclockwise or clockwise direction.
13. system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, in described first, second is in a fixed position with the 3rd hook; And with the 3rd counterpart described first, second cooperated with the 3rd hole with described first, second with the 3rd counterpart by inserting described first, second and the 3rd counterpart and rotating described first, second then clockwise or counterclockwise.
14. system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, also comprises biasing member, wherein described biasing member is in compressive state when described stabilizing member is in extended position, and described biasing member is in uncompressed state when described stabilizing member is in retracted position.
15. system as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, described biasing member is a spring.
16. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described stabilizing member is at least a portion of anti-switch block; And described anti-switch block is connected to axle, and described axle operationally connects with locking mechanism.
17. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described mancarried electronic aid comprises housing, and described housing comprises the hole; And described lock fit part is in described hole.
18. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described lock interface member also comprises second hole and the 3rd hole; And described first, second and the 3rd hole are the arcuate slots around described stable hole.
19. a method that is used for safety means as claimed in claim 1 are fixed to lock interface member, described method comprises:
(a) described counterpart is inserted in described first hole;
(b) rotate described counterpart, thereby described counterpart is fixed to described lock interface member by described first hole; And
(c) described stabilizing member is inserted in the described stable hole.
20. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, carries out (c) before at (b).
21. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described rotation comprises rotates whole chieftain, makes described counterpart rotate and is fixed to lock interface member by described first hole.
22. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Described chieftain is locked onto described lock interface member.
23. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described safety device comprises cable, and described cable comprises the ring at described cable and damper ends place, and wherein said method also comprises:
Described cable is twined around fixed object;
Described chieftain is inserted in the described ring; And
Carry out (a) and (b) and (c) then.
24. method as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described lock interface member is attached to mancarried electronic aid.
25. method as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described mancarried electronic aid is a pocket computer.
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