Patent ID: 6138483
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
An anti-theft device for securing an office equipment component to a support surface, comprising:a generally U-shaped base member adapted to be secured to the support surface, having an intermediate base frame for engaging a portion of the office equipment component, and first and second arms extending from said base frame;a generally U-shaped clamping member having an intermediate clamp bar for engaging a further portion of the component, and first and second arms extending from said clamp bar;the first and second arms of one member being telescopically engageable with the first and second arms, respectively, of the other member such that said base frame and said clamp bar are opposed; andthe first arm of one of said members having a plurality of adjacent teeth located along a portion thereof, and the first arm of the other of said members having a locking device located thereon having a pawl movable between a locked position in which said pawl selectively engages one of said teeth thereby preventing separation of said base member and said clamping member when said members are engaged and said locking device is locked, and an unlocked position in which said pawl is disengageable with said teeth and said base member and clamping member can be slid apart from each other when said locking device is unlocked;wherein the office equipment component to be secured can be located between the arms of said base member and clamped between said base frame and said clamp bar.