Locking device for floppy disk drives

Details Locking device for floppy disk drives Locking device for floppy disk drives

1989-01-17

1990-03-06

Heinz, A. J.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Disk record

70 14, 70 58, 360 9704, 360 9901, G11B 5012, E05B 7300

Patent

active

049071114

ABSTRACT:
A device for locking a floppy disk drive so that the drive can not be used to read the files stored on the diskettes. The preferred embodiment of the device is made of two assemblies, one of which includes a blank diskette which is inserted in the open empty disk drive. The second assembly, acting as a clamp, is placed over the protruding face of the first assembly in a manner so that the disk drive lever is enclosed by a cutout or notch in the clamp, and a lock screw in the clamp engages the first assembly. Alternately, no blank diskette is utilized with the first assembly. Instead, the first assembly includes a hard plastic tongue which is inserted in the open disk drive. Rotating the lock screw by a key placed in the clamp barrel lock, pulls the clamp until it is tightly seated against the disk drive face, preventing the disk drive from being opened and a diskette inserted.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4685312 (1987-08-01), Lakoski

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