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US 4,685,312 AGranted
Disk drive locking device
AssigneeLama Tool Company
InventorsRobert P. Lakoski, Greg F. Esakoff
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Abstract
A portable locking device is provided for securing a computer disk drive unit which incorporates cooperating interlocking unit engaging means, one of which hooks onto the unit through the drive unit and slot, the other being in a pivotal relationship with the first engaging means and both engaging means having complementary locking members to lock the means together.
Claims20
A portable locking device for a computer disk drive unit characterized by an elongated slot and pivotal latching mechanism, said locking device comprising:
- (a) hasp means having a first and second oppositely disposed surfaces, the first surface being adapted for placement in front of the computer disk drive unit to block access to at least a portion of the disk drive unit elongated slot and render the latching mechanism substantially immobile, said hasp means further incorporating a first aperture and a first opening, said aperture and opening extending between said first and second surfaces, and
- (b) hinge means for coacting with said hasp means, said hinge means having cooperating, interlocking, extension means for being received in said first hasp opening and the elongated slot of a disk drive, said extension means being slidingly receivable in a disk drive unit, said hinge means being adapted to abut at least a portion of said second hasp surface and further defining a second aperture, alignable with said first hasp aperture where said first and second apertures are adapted to receive a lock,
- (c) whereby inserting said hinge means through said hasp means and into the disk drive unit, bringing the hinge means into abutment with said second hasp surface and engaging a lock through said apertures, secures said hinge and hasp means to the disk drive unit.
In a portable locking device for a computer disk drive unit characterized by an elongated slot and pivotal diskette latching mechanism:
- (a) hasp means for positioning over and blocking access to the elongated slot and pivotal latching mechanism, said hasp means including a first portion adapted to abut the computer disk drive unit and a second portion adapted to project from the computer disk drive unit, said first portion incorporating an aperture and said second portion defining a first opening, and
- (b) hinge means for coacting with said hasp means to obtain an interlocking relationship, said hinge means defining a first projecting portion being engagable with said second hasp portion, said first portion incorporating a second opening complementary with said hasp opening, and a second extending portion for inserting through said hasp aperture,
- (c) whereupon positioning said hasp means on the front of the disk drive unit so the first opening is aligned with said slot, and inserting said second hinge extending portion therethrough and into the slot of the computer disk drive unit, said first and second complementary openings align for receiving a lock inserted therethrough which renders said hinge and hasp means substantially immovable relative to each other and to said disk drive unit.
A portable locking device for a computer disk drive unit characterized by an elongated slot and pivotal diskette latching mechanism, said locking device comprising:
- (a) an elongated hasp defining a first and a second legs, said legs being perpendicularly disposed, said first leg being adapted to cover a portion of the elongated slot and having two symmetrical oval apertures therethrough, and said second leg having an opening, and
- (b) an elongated hinge for cooperating with said hasp, said hinge incorporating a first and a second perpendicularly disposed portions, said first portion defining an opening complementary with said hasp opening and adapted to lie on said first hasp portion, said second portion incorporating a pair of remotely spaced, S-shaped legs, each leg being insertable through one of said hasp apertures and securable within the disk drive unit in an engaging manner with the latching mechanism,
- (c) where inserting said legs through said hasp member and into disk drive unit, said hinge and hasp cooperate to lock onto the disk drive unit and to permit a lock to be secured through said complementary openings.
In combination,
- (a) a computer disk drive unit characterized by a faceplate with an elongated slot which is adapted to receive a floppy diskette, a pivotally mounted blocking member, capable of movement between an unblocking position and a blocking position where when said blocking member is in the blocking position a floppy diskette cannot be moved relative to said slot;
- (b) first faceplate engaging means, said faceplate engaging means including a hooking element extending therefrom and adapted to be received by the faceplate through said slot, said faceplate engaging means further including a first locking member;
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- (c) second unit engaging means for covering at least a portion of said slot, said second engaging means being in a pivotal relationship to said first faceplate engaging means and having a second locking member adapted to cooperate with said first locking member in a manner to prevent pivotal movement therebetween;
- (d) whereby hooking said hooking element to said faceplate, pivoting said first faceplate engaging means and said second unit engaging means prevents a floppy diskette from being placed in or removed from said disk drive unit.
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A disk drive locking device for a computer disk drive unit including a faceplate with an elongated slot defined by boarders of enhanced thickness, a pivotally mounted gate and an angled notch located below the gate, said device comprising:
- (a) a securing bracket, said bracket having a configuration substantially conforming to the disk drive notch and having a hook member for hooking onto and engaging said drive unit, said bracket further including first member of a cooperating locking assembly;
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- (b) a cover member incorporating a cover element adapted to cover a portion of the elongated slot and a carrier element, said cover element being united to and extending from said carrier element and possessing a conformation complementary to the slot boarders, said carrier element being pivotally mounted to said bracket and further incorporating the second member of said cooperating locking assembly;
- where hooking said bracket onto said drive unit, pivoting said cover element to cover the elongated slot, and engaging said first and second members of said locking assembly prevents the device from being removed from the drive unit.
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A computer disk drive locking device for a computer disk drive characterized by an elongated slot adapted to receive a floppy diskette and a contoured faceplate, comprising:
- first means for abutting and overlying a portion of the contoured faceplate, said first means having a surface being adapted to conform with the faceplate contour and said first means including a first cooperating member of a locking element,
- second means for engaging said first means and overlie and cover a substantial portion of said first means, said second means including a second cooperating member of a locking element
- securing means for removably securing said first and second means to the faceplate which when secured to the faceplate, said first and second means cover at least a portion of the elongated slot and said locking element is established by said first and second cooperating members
- locking means for locking said locking element thereby locking said first and second means together on the faceplate in a manner to cover the portion of the elongated slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.