Locks – Special application – For portable articles
Patent
1985-03-29
1986-12-16
Smith, Gary L.
Locks
Special application
For portable articles
70371, 70387, 360132, 360137, E05B 7300
Patent
active
046287132
ABSTRACT:
A lock for a VHS video cassette is characterized by an insert extendible into and latchable within a sensor LED transmission receptacle of a housing for the cassette. The insert cannot be removed from the receptacle without a special key, and while in the receptacle presents a physical obstruction to the cassette being inserted into a video cassette recorder. The lock thus provides a convenient means to prevent unauthorized playing of a video cassette.
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Borucki Gregory J.
Cecchi Marino
Dino Suzanne L.
Smith Gary L.
Tape-Lock Company
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