# US 2009/0265902 A1 · Bracket Assembly for Lock > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2009/0265902 A1 - Document ID: US20090265902A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/109,313 - Filed: 2008-04-24 - Published: 2009-10-29 - Earliest claimed: 2008-04-24 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Mark Gilbert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090265902A1 ## CPC - E05B 73/0082: {for office machines, e.g. PC's, portable computers, typewriters, calculators} - E05B 73/0005: {using chains, cables or the like (chain- or cable-locks of the padlock type E05B67/003; lockable clothing hangers or hanger racks E05B69/006)} - Y10T 24/50: Readily interlocking, two-part fastener requiring either destructive or tool disengagement - Y10T 70/40: Portable - Y10T 70/5009: For portable articles - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) 2) The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the second bracket has a shape of the first bracket and covers the first bracket while the first and second brackets are attached to the electronic device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) 3) The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the opening of the first bracket aligns with the opening of the second bracket to receive a protrusion from the lock. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) 4) The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second brackets both include a hole that receives a screw to secure to the electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) 5) The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second brackets both have an attachment portion that connects to the electronic device and a flange that extends perpendicular from the attachment portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) 6) The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the openings in the first and second brackets include a slot sized and shaped to receive a T-shaped protrusion from the lock. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) 7) The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the first bracket includes an extension and the second bracket includes a slot, the extension extending through the slot to hold the first and second brackets together. ### Claim 8 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) 9) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the first and second brackets both include a slot to engage the lock, the slot in the first bracket aligning with the slot in the second bracket when the first and second brackets are superimposed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) 10) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the first and second brackets have an L-shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) 11) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the second bracket includes an attachment portion and a flange extending outwardly from the attachment portion, the flange being sized and shaped to fit through the opening until the attachment portion contacts the first bracket. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) 12) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the first and second brackets both include plural slots to receive and engage the lock such that the lock attaches to the first and second brackets in two different positions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) 13) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the first and second brackets interchangeably connect to the electronic device to provide multiple different locations for the lock to connect to the first and second brackets. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) 14) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the first and second brackets provide an attachment mechanism for the lock to secure the electronic device from theft. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) 15) The bracket assembly of claim 8, wherein the first and second brackets are superimposed to attach to the electronic device in a first orientation with flanges on the first and second brackets extending away from the electronic device and to attach to the electronic device in a second orientation with the flanges extending toward the electronic device. ### Claim 16 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) 17) The method of claim 16 further comprising, extending a portion of the second bracket through an opening in the first bracket to superimpose the first and second brackets. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) 18) The method of claim 16 further comprising, aligning slots in both the first and second brackets to receive the lock. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) 19) The method of claim 16 further comprising, attaching the lock to multiple different locations on the first and second brackets while the first and second brackets are secured to the electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) 20) The method of claim 16 further comprising, rotating the second bracket around a portion of the first bracket to align the first and second brackets before extending the lock through the first and second brackets.