Locks – Special application – For portable articles
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2006-12-05
Gall, Lloyd A. (Department: 3676)
Locks
Special application
For portable articles
C070S018000, C070S057000, C248S551000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07143614
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers is disclosed. The equipment must have an external wall provided with a specially designed, approximately rectangular slot having preselected dimensions. An attachment mechanism includes a housing for a spindle having a first portion rotatable within the housing, a shaft extending outwardly from the housing, and a crossmember at the end of the shaft having peripheral dimensions closely conforming to the internal dimensions of the slot. An abutment mechanism also emanates from the housing, and is located on opposite sides of the shaft intermediate the housing and the crossmember. The peripheral cross-sectional dimensions of the abutment mechanism and the shaft in combination closely conform to the dimensions of the slot. The length of the shaft from the housing to the crossmember is approximately equal to the thickness of the external wall of equipment. The crossmember is aligned with the abutment mechanism so that the crossmember can be inserted through the slot with the shaft and the abutment mechanism occupying the slot. The spindle is then rotated 90° to misalign the crossmember with the slot, thereby attaching the attachment mechanism rigidly to the external wall. A cable is secured to the housing and to an immovable object so that the equipment cannot be stolen.
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patent:
Carl Stewart R.
Murray, Jr. William R.
Zarnowitz Arthur H.
ACCO Brands USA LLC
Gall Lloyd A.
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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