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US 2009/0265902 A1Published application
Bracket Assembly for Lock
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorMark Gilbert
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Abstract
One embodiment is a bracket assembly having a first bracket connected to an electronic device with a fastener and an opening that receives a lock. A second bracket covers access to the fastener to prevent the first and second brackets from being disassembled while the lock is secured to the first and second brackets.
Claims20
1) A bracket assembly, comprising:
- a first bracket removably connected to an electronic device with a fastener and including an opening that receives a lock;
- and
- a second bracket including an opening that receives the lock, the second bracket covering access to the fastener to prevent the first and second brackets from being disassembled while the lock is secured to the first and second brackets.
8) A bracket assembly, comprising:
- a first bracket including an opening and being removably connected to an electronic device with a fastener;
- and
- a second bracket having one end that extends through the opening to superimpose the second bracket on the first bracket and cover access to the fastener to prevent disassembly of the first and second brackets from the electronic device while the lock is locked to the first and second brackets.
16) A method, comprising:
- fastening a first bracket to an electronic device with a removable fastener;
- superimposing a second bracket over the first bracket to cover access to the removable fastener;
- and
- extending a lock through the first and second brackets to prevent theft of the electronic device and to prevent disassembly of the first and second brackets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.