Anti-theft device and method for fuel dispensers
AssigneeNorthern Indiana Mechanical
InventorsTerence Brian Kiest, Michael Steven Kiest, Michael Anthony Hawley
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Abstract
An anti-theft device and method for securing and preventing access to components within an interior of a fuel dispenser cabinet having an access door located on one side of the cabinet. The device includes structure for securing the anti-theft device to the periphery of the cabinet, structure for preventing the anti-theft device from being laterally and vertically removed from the cabinet, and a releasable assembly for selectively allowing and preventing access to the interior of the cabinet through the door.
Claims20
An anti-theft device adapted to secure and prevent access to components within an interior of a fuel dispenser cabinet having upper and lower margins, sides defining a periphery of the cabinet, and an access door located in a first of the sides of the cabinet, the anti-theft device comprising:
- means for securing the anti-theft device to the periphery of the cabinet;
- means for preventing the anti-theft device from being laterally and vertically removed from the cabinet;
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- releasable means for selectively allowing and preventing access to the interior of the cabinet through the door located on the first side of the cabinet.
A method of securing and preventing access to components within an interior of a fuel dispenser cabinet having upper and lower margins, sides defining a periphery of the cabinet, and an access door located in a first of the sides of the cabinet, the method comprising:
- securing an anti-theft device to the periphery of the cabinet;
- preventing the anti-theft device from being laterally and vertically removed from the cabinet;
- and
- selectively allowing and preventing access to the interior of the cabinet through the door located on the first side of the cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.