Patent ID: 6192722
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An anti-theft device for securing an office equipment component to a support surface, comprising:a base including first and second base sections movable relative to each other, each having a basal surface for resting on the support surface and an opposite facing surface having a support portion for supporting the office equipment component, a first base arm extending from said first base section in a direction opposite the basal surface of said first base section, and a second base arm extending from said second base section in a direction opposite the basal surface of said second base section such that upon placement of the office equipment component on said support portions the component will be located between said first and second base arms;a clamping member for placement over the office equipment component, having an intermediate restraining bar and first and second spaced apart, parallel arms extending from the restraining bar for straddling the office equipment and telescopically engaging the first and second base arms, respectively, said restraining bar having an adjustable width,one of said first clamping member arm and said first base arm having a plurality of longitudinally spaced engagement surfaces located along a portion of the length thereof; anda locking device associated with the other of said first clamping arm and said first base arm engaging the engagement surfaces and preventing the clamping member from being pulled apart from the first base section when the locking device is locked.