Computer drive lockout device

A lockout device for preventing unauthorized access to a computer system of the type having a drive housing with a slot for receiving and locking an external storage medium in the drive housing, and an ejection mechanism for disengaging the external storage medium from the slot, said lockout device comprising:

• a locking disk dimensioned sufficiently similar to the external storage medium to allow insertion and locking into the slot of the drive housing;
• a bezel having a vertically aligned front wall joined at a top and bottom end by a pair of horizontally aligned top and bottom walls and joined at opposite lateral ends by a pair of vertically aligned end walls forming a cavity dimensioned to cover the slot in the drive housing and the ejection mechanism;
• a lock having a first member coupled to the locking disk and a second member coupled to the bezel lockable to the first member for interlocking the bezel to the locking disk;
• means for pivotally coupling the bezel to the locking disk at a first location spaced from the lock so that the first and second lock members can be separated and the locking disk inserted and locked in the slot while the bezel and locking disk remain pivotally coupled together;
• the bezel being rotatable about the inserted and locked locking disk at the first location abutting against the drive housing thereby allowing the first lock member to move into an engagement position with the second lock member, the first and second lock members being lockable together in the engagement position further urging the bezel toward the drive housing for preventing disengagement of the locking disk from the drive housing and access to the slot in the drive housing.

A security system for disabling a computer of the type having a drive with an internal cavity dimensioned to receive a data storage device, and a locking mechanism for locking the data storage device in the drive, said security system comprising;

• a locking device dimensioned for horizontal insertion and locking into the drive cavity having first and second engagement members each horizontally spaced apart and extending out of the drive cavity after the locking device is locked inside the drive with the locking mechanism;
• a bezel having a vertically aligned front wall joined at a top and bottom end by a pair of horizontally aligned top and bottom walls and joined at opposite lateral ends by a pair of vertically aligned end walls forming a cavity, the bezel hinged to the first engagement member of the locking device allowing the bezel to pivot about the first engagement member for abutment against the drive and for covering the internal cavity;
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• a lock attached to the bezel that swings about the first engagement member to engage with the second engagement member in a locked position for interlocking the bezel to the locking device, the bezel in the locked position being locked to the locking device with the lock at the second engagement member maintaining a non-pivoting condition thereby preventing access to the drive cavity and disengagement of the locking device from the drive.

A security system for disabling a computer of the type having a drive with an internal cavity dimensioned to receive a data storage device, and a locking mechanism for locking the data storage device in the drive, said security system comprising;

• a locking device dimensioned for insertion into the drive cavity having first and second engagement members, the locking device lockable inside the drive with the locking mechanism;
• a bezel pivotally coupled to the first engagement member of the locking device;
• a lock attached to the bezel that engages the second engagement member in a locked position for interlocking the bezel to the locking device, the bezel in the locked position preventing access to the drive cavity and disengagement of the locking device from the drive;
• the first engagement member having a tab with a hole, the tab extending out of the drive while the locking device is locked in the drive;
• a first and second flange coupled to the bezel, the flanges having coaxially aligned holes;
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• a pin sized for insertion into the tab hole and the flange holes;
• the flanges positioned above and below the tab, respectively, and the flange holes coaxially aligned with the tab hole so that inserting the pin into the holes pivotally couples the bezel to the locking device.