1991-07-31
1992-06-02
Luebke, Renee S.
Locks
Portable
70 58, 70158, 70163, E05B 5500, E05B 6500, B65D 5514
Patent
active
051176610
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for preventing unwanted access to a disk drive is disclosed. A housing has a surface adapted to overlie the slot, an internal piston chamber extending inwardly from one end of the housing, and a lock receiving chamber intersecting the piston chamber immediate the ends of the housing. A fixed latch member extends outwardly from one end of the housing, and is provided with a lip at its distal end. A movable latch member is attached to a piston located in the piston chamber and projects outwardly parallel to the fixed latch member. The movable latch member has a lip at its distal end extending outwardly so that the lips of the respective latch member extend away from one another. The piston is movable inwardly with respect to the housing so that the latch members can be inserted into the disk drive slot, and thereafter the piston moves outwardly so that the lips of the latch members engage the corners of the slot. A lock mechanism is located in the lock receiving chamber of the housing. The lock mechanism has a hasp movable from an unlocking position and a locking position which locks the latch members in engagement with the slot.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1452471 (1923-04-01), Kline
patent: 2594012 (1952-04-01), Griffin
patent: 2800090 (1957-07-01), Reid
patent: 3055204 (1962-09-01), Pelcin
patent: 3276835 (1966-10-01), Hall
patent: 3469874 (1969-09-01), Mercurio
patent: 4131001 (1978-12-01), Gotto
patent: 4527405 (1985-07-01), Renick
patent: 4584856 (1986-04-01), Petersdorff
patent: 4640106 (1987-02-01), Derman
patent: 4655057 (1987-04-01), Derman
patent: 4685312 (1987-08-01), Lakoski
patent: 4856304 (1989-08-01), Derman
patent: 4908728 (1990-03-01), Pinkett
patent: 4918952 (1990-04-01), Lakoski
patent: 4959979 (1990-10-01), Filipow
patent: 5022242 (1991-06-01), Povilaitis
Computer and Office Equipment Security Catalog, .COPYRGT.1990 by Secure-It, Inc., 18 Maple Court, East Longmeadow, Mass. 01028.
Carl Stewart R.
Kasahara Alice M.
Zarnowitz Arthur H.
Boucher Darnell M.
Kensington Microwave Limited
Luebke Renee S.
LandOfFree
Disk drive lock does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Disk drive lock, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Disk drive lock will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2221673