US 9,752,372 B2Granted

Equipment security enclosure

OwnerWayne C. Arendseeinventor

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Abstract

An exemplary security enclosure for equipment has four substantially planar side panels with multiple engagement openings and is received on a surface. The panels have a generally square cross-section and have engagement protrusions along an edge that engage engagement openings in an adjacent panel or an interposed connector frame. A top panel is engaged across the upper end of the side panels using the same inter-fitting engagement protrusion and engagement opening pairing, which together with the surface, completely enclose the equipment. A tang is fixedly attached to one of the side panels and extends through the top panel. A puck lock receives engages an opening in the tang with a hasp that is completely enclosed within the lock, preventing relative motion of the panels. A surface mount include legs section extending downwardly from a side panel and present a downwardly oriented face, the face having an opening. A fastener dimensioned to slideably engage through the opening secure the security enclosure to the surface.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A theft deterrent enclosure comprising:

a top panel and at least two side panels;
each of said side panels having an upper portion, a lower portion, and two opposing side edges;
at least one of said side panels having a plurality of openings to allow the passage of air through said panel;
each of said side panels having engagement protrusions along its first side edge and having reciprocal engagement openings along its opposing second side edge, wherein said engagement protrusions of the first side panel permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings of the second side panel;
said engagement protrusions and said reciprocal engagement openings selected from the following:
said engagement protrusions comprise L-shaped hooks and said reciprocal engagement openings comprise linear slots, said L-shaped hooks having a first section extending outwardly from said side panel and a second section angularly depending from said first section;
and
said engagement protrusions comprise knob hooks and said reciprocal engagement opening comprise keyhole slots, said knob hooks having a first section of a first width extending outwardly from said side panel and a second section of said knob hooks flaring to a second greater width;
said keyhole slots having a first slot section of a width greater than said flared second section of the knob hook and an adjacent second more narrow section;
each of said side panels having one of engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its upper portion, said top panel having the reciprocal engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its edge, wherein said engagement protrusions permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings, securing said top panel to the upper portions of each of said side panels;
a tang extending from at least one of said side panels, said tang having a shackle opening, an opening in said top panel permitting insertion of said tang therethrough, whereby a shackle of a lock inserted through said shackle opening restricts relative motion of said top panel and said side panels.

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A theft deterrent enclosure comprising:

a top panel and at least two side panels;
each of said side panels having an upper portion, a lower portion, and two opposing side edges;
at least one of said side panels having a plurality of openings to allow the passage of air through said panel;
a first of said side panels having one of inwardly facing engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its first side edge;
said engagement protrusions comprise L-shaped hooks and said engagement openings comprise linear slots, said L-shaped hooks having a first section extending outwardly from said side panel and a second section angularly depending from said first section;
a second of said side panels having the reciprocal inter-fitting portion of engagement protrusions or engagement openings to said first edge of said first panel along its first side edge, wherein said side panel having said engagement protrusions permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings of another of said side panels having said engagement openings;
each of said side panels having one of engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its upper portion, said top panel having the reciprocal inter-fitting portion of engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its edge, wherein said engagement protrusions permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings, securing said top panel to the upper portions of each of said side panels;
a tang extending from at least one of said side panels, said tang having a shackle opening, an opening in said top panel permitting insertion of said tang therethrough, whereby a shackle of a lock inserted through said shackle opening restricts relative motion of said top panel and said side panels.

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A theft deterrent enclosure comprising:

a top panel, at least two side panels, and a connector frame, said connector frame for interposition between adjacent side panels, bridging said adjacent side panels;
each of said side panels having an upper portion, a lower portion, and two opposing side edges;
at least one of said side panels having a plurality of openings to allow the passage of air through said panel;
said connector frame including one of engagement protrusions or engagement openings on a first face and reciprocal engagement protrusions or engagement openings on a second face;
said engagement protrusions and reciprocal engagement openings selected from the following:
said engagement protrusions comprise L-shaped hooks and said reciprocal engagement openings comprise linear slots, said L-shaped hooks having a first section extending outwardly from said connector frame and a second section angularly depending from said first section;
and
said engagement protrusions comprise knob hooks and said reciprocal engagement openings comprise keyhole slots, said knob hooks having a first section of a first width extending outwardly from said connector frame and a second section of said knob hooks flaring to a second greater width;
said keyhole slots having a first slot section of a width greater than said flared second section of the knob hook and an adjacent second more narrow section;
a first of said side panels having the reciprocal inter-fitting portion of engagement protrusions or engagement openings to said first face of said connector frame along its first side edge, wherein said engagement protrusions permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings;
a second of said side panels having the reciprocal inter-fitting portion of engagement protrusions or engagement openings to said second face of said connector frame along its first side edge, wherein said engagement protrusions permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings;
each of said side panels having one of engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its upper portion, said top panel having the reciprocal inter-fitting portion of engagement protrusions or engagement openings along its edge, wherein said engagement protrusions permit insertion and slidable engagement to said engagement openings, securing said top panel to the upper portions of each of said side panels;
a tang extending from at least one of said side panels, said tang having a shackle opening, an opening in said top panel permitting insertion of said tang therethrough, whereby a shackle of a lock inserted through said shackle opening restricts relative motion of said top panel and said side panels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/236,460Filed 14 Aug 2016 · continuation
Priority: 9 Jul 2012
Published: US 2016/0376827 A129 Dec 2016
Granted: 5 Sep 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

E05G 1/024
Details: wall or panel structure
B65D 7/16
Of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers formed of wire mesh, of interconnected bands, bars, or rods, or of…
B65D 25/24
External fittings: for spacing bases of containers from supporting surfaces, e.g. legs
B65D 55/14
Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure: applications of locks, e.g. of permutation or…