Computer security device

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1999-03-19

2000-12-26

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361683, 3122231, 248551, F16M 1300

Patent

active

061669105

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to security apparatus for computer equipment and, more particularly, to a device for securing a computer casing and its contents, i.e. the CPU and/or docking station, to a surface to prevent its theft and/or to prevent tampering with or pilfering of its internal components. In one embodiment, the device comprises an open-ended base (12) which is mountable on a surface by fasteners such that the unfastening elements therefor are contained generally within the base. A containment structure (14) comprising a frame (18) and a plurality of connecting members (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) is fastenable to the base by fasteners whose unfastening elements therefor are likewise contained within the base. The containment structure prevents the CPU (16) from being removed from the base in at least two directions, namely a direction substantially perpendicular to the base on account of the frame and in lateral directions due to the location of the connecting member pairs (20a, 20c and 20b, 20d) at the sides of the CPU. When the CPU is positioned within the containment structure, access to the unfastening elements is restricted by a pair of cover plates (102, 104) which cover the open ends (22, 24) of the base and which are lockable together in this position. Each cover plate includes a tab (112, 114) which abuts the respective front or rear face of the CPU to prevent its removal from the containment structure in the longitudinal direction, i.e. between the front or rear pairs of connecting members (20a, 20b or 20c, 20d). The distance between the tabs may be varied to accommodate CPU's of varying depths. The frame may also be adjustable to accommodate CPU's of different depths and is adapted to be arranged in several different configurations, one of which compensates for variations in the width of the CPU while another provides a back-up deterrent against easy removal of the CPU in the longitudinal direction in the event the cover plate lock mechanism is defeated. In a second embodiment, one of the cover plates is fixed on the base while the other is pivotable and lockable against the base.

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