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US 2015/0368932 A1Published application
Security apparatus including attachment device
AssigneeACCO Brands Corporation
InventorsRobert Mahaffey, John Hung, John Tan, Will Ali, Ryan White, Michael Xiao Lei Liang
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Abstract
A security apparatus is disclosed. The security apparatus comprises an attachment device comprising a base, and a locking head configured to secure to the base. The attachment device can be small and strong. The locking head can have a securing element and a locking component, associated with a housing. The locking head may be in a secured configuration upon a single motion or movement of the locking head.
Claims17
A security apparatus comprising:
- an attachment device comprising a base and having a volume less than 1 cm3, the base having a ring structure, a cap structure, and a recess located between the ring structure and the cap structure;
- a head comprising (i) a housing, (ii) a first non-pivoting gate structure within the housing and configured to engage the base, (iii) a first biasing element configured to bias the first gate structure toward the base, (iv) a second non-pivoting gate structure within the housing and configured to engage the base, (v) a second biasing element configured to bias the second gate structure toward the base, a (vi) a locking component inside of the housing, and (vii) an actuator in the housing, the actuator configured to move the gate structures away from the housing, wherein the head is configured to produce a sound to indicate that the head has been locked to the attachment device;
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- a security device attached to the head that is sized and configured to be attached to an immovable object.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining a portable article, and an attachment device attached to the portable article, wherein the attachment device comprises a base extending from the portable article, the attachment device having a volume less than 1 cm3, the base having a ring structure, a cap structure, and a recess located between the ring structure and the cap structure;
- attaching a head to the attachment device, wherein the head comprises (i) a housing, (ii) a first non-pivoting gate structure within the housing and configured to engage the base, (iii) a first biasing element configured to bias the first gate structure toward the base, (iv) a second non-pivoting gate structure within the housing and configured to engage the base;
- (v) a second biasing element configured to bias the second gate structure toward the base, and (vi) a locking component inside of the housing,
- attaching the attachment device to the portable article;
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- attaching a security device to an immovable object, the security device being attached to the head;
- wherein the locking component is in a locked configuration after the head is attached to the attachment device, and wherein the head is configured to produce a sound to indicate that the head has been locked to the attachment device.
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A security system comprising:
- a portable article having a housing and a chassis disposed within the housing;
- an attachment device attached to the portable article, the attachment device attached to the chassis through a hole in the housing, the attachment device having a base, and a volume less than 1 cm3;
- a head comprising (i) a housing, (ii) a first non-pivoting gate structure within the housing and configured to engage the base, (iii) a first biasing element configured to bias the first gate structure toward the base, (iv) a second non-pivoting gate structure within the housing and configured to engage the base, (v) a second biasing element configured to bias the second gate structure toward the base, and (vi) a locking component inside of the housing;
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- a security device attached to the head, the security device being sized and configured to be attached to an immovable object;
- wherein the head is configured to produce a sound to indicate that the head has been locked to the attachment device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.