Patent ID: 6735990
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for attaching a security cable to a piece of equipment having a wall defining a security slot having preselected internal dimensions, the equipment including engagement members mounted on the outer surface of the wall proximate the slot, the apparatus comprising:a housing having an aperture through which the security cable passes to secure the housing to the cable, said housing including a rotation-inhibiting structure; a spindle including a first portion rotatably mounted within the housing, a rotatable shaft fixed to the first portion and extending outwardly from the housing, and a locking member at the distal end of the shaft having peripheral dimensions, the peripheral dimensions of the locking member conforming to the preselected internal dimensions of the slot; and wherein said rotation-inhibiting structure engages said engagement members when said locking member is inserted into the security slot, and the spindle is then rotatable to misalign the locking member with the slot to attach the locking mechanism to the wall, and wherein the aperture in the housing is transverse to the axis of the spindle, and the first portion of the spindle includes an aperture aligned with the aperture in the housing when the locking member is misaligned from the slot, the cable extending through both the aperture in the housing and the aperture in the spindle to prevent rotation of the spindle.