Locks – Special application – For portable articles
Patent
1996-01-18
1998-03-24
Boucher, Darnell M.
Locks
Special application
For portable articles
70 58, 70 67, 248552, 190101, 109 52, E05B 6552
Patent
active
057300097
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a carrying case with a theft prevention clamp. It is especially designed for laptop computers left in public places, but may also be used to prevent other items from being stolen. The clamp is designed to removably fasten the carrying case to a table, but may also be used on shelves or other objects with similarly shaped surfaces. The clamp has a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The carrying case has an upper portion and a lower portion, which are pivotally connected. There is a lock for securing the upper portion to the lower portion when they are in a closed position. A keyhole switch activates a battery-powered electric motor to extend the clamp when a key is inserted, if the key is turned clockwise, or to retract the clamp, if the key is turned counterclockwise. Once the clamp is extended, it and the lower portion of the carrying case can be inserted around a table or other object with similar surfaces. The clamp is then retracted to fasten the carrying case to the table or other object.
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Boucher Darnell M.
Litman Richard C.
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