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Device for preventing unauthorized removal of portable objects
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-09-25
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Granted: 1987-09-08
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Expires: 2005-09-25
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a device for preventing a portable object from being removed from a support. The device of the invention comprises a pair of members each formed with an attachment base having an adhesive securing surface facing one direction and with at least one connecting arm projecting from the base in an opposite direction, the members being adapted to interconnect the object and the support through the connecting arms with one member having its attachment base adhesively secured to the object and the other member having its attachment base adhesively secured to the support and the connecting arms extending in side-by-side relationship. The device further includes tamper-proof fastening means for coupling together the connecting arms whereby to securely connect the object to the support. Such a device is particularly useful for preventing unauthorized removal of portable equipment, such as micro-computers, video cassette recorders and the like, from their intended or customary position on a support.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Dionne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:59
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An anti-theft device in combination with a portable object retained by said device against removal from a support, said device being interposed between said object and support and comprising a pair of members each formed with an attachment base having an adhesive securing surface facing one direction and with at least one connecting arm prohecting from said base in an opposite direction, said members interconnecting said object and said support through said connecting arms with one member having its attachment base adhesively secured to said object and the other member having its attachment base adhesively secured to said support, said connecting arms extending in side-by-side relationship, and tamper-proof fastening means coupling together said connection arms to thereby securely connect said object to said support while supporting said object in spaced-apart relationship from said support.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An anti-theft device in combination with a portable object retained by said device against removal from a support, said device being interposed between said object and support and comprising a pair of members each formed with an attachment base having an adhesive securing surface facing one direction and with at least one connecting arm prohecting from said base in an opposite direction, said members interconnecting said object and said support through said connecting arms with one member having its attachment base adhesively secured to said object and the other member having its attachment base adhesively secured to said support, said connecting arms extending in side-by-side relationship, and tamper-proof fastening means coupling together said connection arms to thereby securely connect said object to said support while supporting said object in spaced-apart relationship from said support.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A combination according to claim 1, wherein each said member is provided with a cushioned adhesive material defining said adhesive securing surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination according to claim 2, wherein said adhesive securing surface is normally covered by a peel-off protective tape when said device is not installed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A combination according to claim 3, wherein each said member is elogated and has a U-shaped cross-section with two spaced-apart parallel arms and a planar base interconnecting said arms, and wherein said adhesive material extends over substantially the full length of said planar base.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A combination according to claim 4, wherein the space defined between the arms of said one member is larger than the space defined between the arms of said other member so that when said members are coupled said one member straddles said other member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A combination according to claim 4, wherein the arms of each said member extend at right angle to the base thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A combination according to claim 3, wherein each said member is elongated and has a T-shaped cross-section with a planar base and an arm extending at right angle to said planar base, and wherein said adhesive material extends over substantially the full length of said planar base.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A combination according to claim 7, wherein said tamper-proof fastening means comprise tamperproof screws engageable in aligned openings formed in the arms of said members, said members when coupled together defining an H-configuration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
170 words
An anti-theft device in combination with a portable object retained by said device against removal from a support, said device comprising a pair of identical, elongated members of U-shaped cross-section each formed with two spaced-apart parallel arms and a planar base interconnecting said arms, said base being provided with a cushioned adhesive material extending over substantially the full length of the base to define an adhesive securing surface of the type normally covered by a peel-off protective tape which is peelable to exppse said adhesive securing surface for adhesion to said object or said support, said members interconnecting said object and said support through said arms with one member having its base adhesively secured to said object and the other member having its base adhesively secured to said support, said arms extending in side-by-side relationship such that each member has a respective arm interposed between the respective arms of another member, and tamper-proof fastening means coupling the arms of said members to thereby securely connect said object to said support.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
170 words
An anti-theft device in combination with a portable object retained by said device against removal from a support, said device comprising a pair of identical, elongated members of U-shaped cross-section each formed with two spaced-apart parallel arms and a planar base interconnecting said arms, said base being provided with a cushioned adhesive material extending over substantially the full length of the base to define an adhesive securing surface of the type normally covered by a peel-off protective tape which is peelable to exppse said adhesive securing surface for adhesion to said object or said support, said members interconnecting said object and said support through said arms with one member having its base adhesively secured to said object and the other member having its base adhesively secured to said support, said arms extending in side-by-side relationship such that each member has a respective arm interposed between the respective arms of another member, and tamper-proof fastening means coupling the arms of said members to thereby securely connect said object to said support.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination according to claim 9, wherein said tamper-proof fastening means comprise tamper-proof screws engageable in aligned openings formed in the respective arms of said members.
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