Tie-down security system and security plate
AssigneeAcco World Corporation
InventorMichael D'Amore
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Abstract
An improved security system for preventing the theft of items, such as typewriters and personal computers. The system has a security plate which is fixed to the item that is to be secured. A bendable member is permanently attached to a center area of a plate base, and has a free end spaced from the center area of the base. A loop is advantageously formed on the free end for attaching the bendable member to a cable, chain or the like used to attach the plate to the anchor. When an attempt is made to forcibly remove the item, the bendable member bends to direct the removal force to the center of the plate where it can be distributed over the entire base and thereby more effectively resisted.
Claims11
A fastener for use in a device for anchoring one or more items against removal comprising:
- a base having a center area,
- means for fixing said base to an item that is to be secured against removal,
- a rigid member having a portion permanently attached to said base adjacent said center area and a free end spaced from said center area, said bendable member being bendable away from a plane defined by said base, and
- means for attaching said bendable member free end to an anchor.
A security fastener for use in a device for anchoring one or more items against removal comprising:
- a generally planar rigid base having a center area,
- means for fixing said base to an item that is to be secured against removal,
- a rigid bendable member having a portion permanently attached to said base adjacent said center area and a free end spaced from said center area and adjacent an edge of said base, said bendable member being generally coplanar with said base and bendable away from said base, and
- means formed on said free end for attaching the fastener to an anchor.
A device for anchoring one or more items against removal comprising:
- an anchor having a portion that is fixed to an anchoring element,
- a rigid plate having a generally planar base with a center area,
- means for fixing said base to an item that is to be secured against removal,
- a bendable member formed integral with said base having one end adjacent said center area and a free end spaced from said center area and located adjacent an edge of said base, said bendable member being generally coplanar with said base and bendable away from said base plate, said bendable member having means formed on said free end for attaching the free end to said anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.