Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A security mount for securing at least one piece of equipment to a surface, comprising: a first plate having a mounting aperture and a plurality of retaining apertures; a second plate having a complementary mounting aperture; means defining at least one cutout portion in at least one of said two plates for receiving connecting means for connecting the at least one piece of equipment to said first and second plates, said cutout portion being disposed to be in communication with the retaining apertures in said first plate and having a mouth which extends outwardly therefrom and opens along a peripheral edge of said at least one of said two plates; plate attachment means extending through said surface for attaching said first and second plates to each other and to the surface; securing means extending through said retaining apertures for securing said connecting means to said first plate; wherein said securing means is sandwiched between said first and second plates, said connecting means extending through said mouth; and wherein said securing means can be accessed by loosening said plate attachment means to thereby detach said second plate from said first plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A security mount for securing at least one piece of equipment to a surface, comprising: a first plate having a mounting aperture and a plurality of retaining apertures; a second plate having a complementary mounting aperture; means defining at least one cutout portion in at least one of said two plates for receiving connecting means for connecting the at least one piece of equipment to said first and second plates, said cutout portion being disposed to be in communication with the retaining apertures in said first plate and having a mouth which extends outwardly therefrom and opens along a peripheral edge of said at least one of said two plates; plate attachment means extending through said surface for attaching said first and second plates to each other and to the surface; securing means extending through said retaining apertures for securing said connecting means to said first plate; wherein said securing means is sandwiched between said first and second plates, said connecting means extending through said mouth; and wherein said securing means can be accessed by loosening said plate attachment means to thereby detach said second plate from said first plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A security mount as specified in claim 1, further comprising at least one mounting plate which is fixedly attached to said piece of equipment, and ballstop means for movably securing said connecting means to said mounting plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A security mount according to claim 2, wherein said connecting means is a cable and said securing means is a bolt which extends through an eyelet in a first end of said cable and which is threaded into said retaining aperture to secure said eyelet to said first plate, said eyelet and bolt being disposed in said cutout portion such that said cable extends from said cutout portion through said mouth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A security mount according to claim 3, wherein said mounting plate includes a channel having a predetermined diameter for accepting a second end of said cable, said second end passing through said channel and being connected to a ballstop having a diameter greater than the diameter of said channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A security mount as specified in claim 1, wherein said plate attachment means includes a lock which is disposed in the mounting apertures of said first and second plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A security mount according to claim 5, wherein said lock is a bolt which extends through said surface and through said mounting aperture in said first plate, and which is threaded into said mounting aperture in said second plate to secure said first and second plates to said surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A security mount as specified in claim 1, further comprising a second cutout portion, retaining aperture and securing means for securing a second connecting means to said first plate.