US4979382A
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Security apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-02-12
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Granted: 1990-12-25
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Expires: 2010-02-12
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for attaching a component of a personal computer to a desk comprises a first plate having a hole extending therethrough, the hole having a countersunk recess at a first surface of the first plate. The first plate can be secured at its first surface to a surface of a component of a personal computer. A fastening element extends through the hole in the first plate and has a head received in the countersunk recess. A second plate has first and second surfaces and has a first hole for receiving the fastening element, whereby the fastening element may be used to secure the plates together in confronting relationship. A rod extends through a second hole in the second plate and projects from the second plate in the direction away from the first plate. The rod has a portion that is captive between the first and second plates when the plates are secured together by the fastening element.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C. Perry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:51
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B73/00; E05B73/0005; E05B73/0082; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5009; Y10T70/5611; Y10T70/5854; Y10T70/5867
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
Apparatus for securing an article to a desk, comprising: a first plate member having first and second surfaces and having at least one hole extending therethrough, the hole having a countersunk recess at the first surface of the first plate member, a fastening element extending through the hole in the first plate member, the fastening element having a head received in the countersunk recess of the hole in the first plate member, a second plate member having first and second surfaces and having a first hole for receiving the fastening element, whereby the fastening element may be used to secure the plate members together with the first surface of the second plate member in confronting relationship with the second surface of the first plate member, and also having a second hole, and an elongate attachment member extending through the second hole in the second plate member and projecting from the second plate member in the direction away from the first plate member, the elongate attachment member having a portion that is captive between the first and second plate members when the first and second plate members are secured together by the fastening element, and wherein at least one of the second surface of the first plate member and the first surface of the second plate member is formed with a recess, and the apparatus further comprises at least one flexible cable having first and second ends, the first end of the cable being captive in said recess and the second end being provided with means for attachment to an article to be secured.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
Apparatus for securing an article to a desk, comprising: a first plate member having first and second surfaces and having at least one hole extending therethrough, the hole having a countersunk recess at the first surface of the first plate member, a fastening element extending through the hole in the first plate member, the fastening element having a head received in the countersunk recess of the hole in the first plate member, a second plate member having first and second surfaces and having a first hole for receiving the fastening element, whereby the fastening element may be used to secure the plate members together with the first surface of the second plate member in confronting relationship with the second surface of the first plate member, and also having a second hole, and an elongate attachment member extending through the second hole in the second plate member and projecting from the second plate member in the direction away from the first plate member, the elongate attachment member having a portion that is captive between the first and second plate members when the first and second plate members are secured together by the fastening element, and wherein at least one of the second surface of the first plate member and the first surface of the second plate member is formed with a recess, and the apparatus further comprises at least one flexible cable having first and second ends, the first end of the cable being captive in said recess and the second end being provided with means for attachment to an article to be secured.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recess is in the form of a channel having first and second ends spaced apart along the peripheral surface of the plate member, and the cable is formed at its first end with a loop received in the channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second surface of the first plate member and the first surface of the second plate member are each formed with a recess, the recesses being in registration when the first and second plate members are secured together by the fastening element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fastening element comprises a bolt having a hexagonal head and a nut, the countersunk recess at the first surface of the first plate member is hexagonal, the head of the bolt is received in the countersunk recess of the first plate member, whereby the bolt is held against rotation relative to the first plate member, and the second plate member has a countersunk recess at its second surface and the nut is received in the countersunk recess of the second plate member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first plate member is formed with a recess at its second surface and the elongate attachment member comprises a pin having an enlarged head received in the recess at the second surface of the first plate member.
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