Locks – Portable – Fetters
Utility Patent
2000-01-10
2001-01-02
Gall, Lloyd A. (Department: 3627)
Locks
Portable
Fetters
C070S049000, C070S058000, C248S552000, C248S553000
Utility Patent
active
06167734
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to devices for securing small portable equipment from theft, and more particularly to a wire rope cable coupling device for securing a wire rope cable without a lock to another cable having a lock on one end for securing portable equipment.
2. Background
Wire rope cables are used in many security applications for small portable equipment. In a typical application, a wire rope cable having a lock on one end and loop on its distal end, has the lock end being pulled around a secured location such as a post, passing the lock end through the loop end and being attached to an equipment such as a PC.
If it is desired to secure an additional equipment with a wire rope cable in close proximity to the locking wire rope cable described above, another lock requiring a key or combination number is needed. It would therefore be useful to have a simple method to secure an additional wire rope cable without a lock to a cable with a lock on one end.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The device is a planar coupler made of rigid material and having a thickness sufficient to accommodate a wire rope cable. The coupler incorporates an internal planar cavity and cavity openings that are sized and arranged to allow a first wire rope cable without a locked end to pass through the coupler in a first plane, and allow a second cable having a loop end and a distal locked end to pass its loop end through the coupler in a plane that is orthogonal to the first plane. The cavity and openings are designed such that insertion of the second cable in the device prevents removal of the first cable. The coupler design permits several variations of cable coupling, increasing the number of possible applications for coupler use.
It is therefore a prime object of this invention to provide a simple means of securing an additional wire rope cable without a lock to a wire rope cable having a lock on one end.
An advantage of this invention over other coupler devices is its direct fit with wire rope cables, together with the variety of cable configurations that may be used.
Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from studying the following portion of the specification, the claims and the attached drawings.
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Gall Lloyd A.
Koslover Monty
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