Patent ID: 6166910
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: E05B

Abstract:
A security apparatus for preventing theft of a CPU and/or tampering with components contained within the CPU, comprising:a generally rectangular, base adapted to be fastened to a substantially immovable surface by means of a plurality of first fasteners, the base having opposed first and second open ends and a generally planar, upper, CPU-supporting surface having at least one opening through which the first fasteners are accessible, said opening being covered by the CPU when the CPU is positioned on the CPU-supporting surface;containment means fastenable to the base by a plurality of second fasteners for restraining movement of the CPU in a lateral direction with respect to the end-to-end relation of the base and for restraining movement of the CPU in a generally perpendicular direction with respect to the base, said second fasteners being accessible through the open ends of the base;a pair of removable cover plates for preventing access through the open ends of the base, each plate having a tab which projects above the upper CPU-supporting surface of the base; andlocking means for locking the cover plates in a spaced-apart relation with the tabs preventing movement of the CPU in a longitudinal, end-to-end direction with respect to the base.