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Patent US6606887 - Anti-theft equipment locking cover - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn anti-theft equipment locking cover, including a first cover part adapted to overlie a first part of an item of equipment; the first cover part having a flange adapted to underlie a first edge of the item of equipment; a second cover part to overlie a second part of the item of equipment; the second...http://www.google.com/patents/US6606887?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6606887 - Anti-theft equipment locking coverAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6606887 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/683,262Publication dateAug 19, 2003Filing dateDec 5, 2001Priority dateDec 5, 2001Fee statusPaidPublication number09683262, 683262, US 6606887 B1, US 6606887B1, US-B1-6606887, US6606887 B1, US6606887B1InventorsDavid Zimmer, John LeBlanc, Decha Narkmongkon, Raymond H. WilliamsOriginal AssigneeUniversity Of South FloridaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (21), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (18), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAnti-theft equipment locking cover
US 6606887 B1Abstract
What is claimed is: 1. An anti-theft equipment locking apparatus, comprising:
a stationary pole member; a mounting plate adapted to be secured to an item of equipment in overlying relation thereto, the mounting plate adapted to engage the pole member; a first cover part adapted to overlie a first part of the mounting plate; a first cover part having a flange adapted to underlie a first edge of the mounting plate; a first cut-out formed in the first cover part, the first cutout adapted to receive the pole member; a second cover part adapted to overlie a second part of the mounting plate; the second cover part having a flange adapted to underlie a second edge of the mounting plate; a second cut-out formed in the second cover part, the second cut-out adapted to receive the pole member; the first and second cover parts being disposed in confronting relation to one another so that the mounting plate is fully covered by the confronting first and second cover parts; the pole member being surrounded by the first and second cut-outs when the first and second cover parts are disposed in the confronting relation to one another; a tab secured to the first cover part; a slot formed in the second cover part that slideably receives the tab; a distal free end of the tab extending through the slot; an aperture formed in the distal free end of the tab; and a locking means adapted to extend through the aperture to prevent retraction of the tab from the slot. 2. The anti-theft equipment locking apparatus of claim 1, further comprising, an adjustment bracket disposed in overlying relation to the mounting plate and secured to the mounting plate, the adjustment bracket adapted to engage the pole member.
FIG. 2 shows a first cover part 30 b adapted to underlie the item of equipment 40. The first cover part 30 b has a flange 130 adapted to underlie the first edge 70 of the mounting plate 50. A second cover part 30 a also has the flange 130 as it is structurally a mirror of the first cover part 30 a. In FIG. 3, the first cover part 30 b and the second cover part 30 a are disposed in confronting relation to one another so that the item of equipment 40 is fully covered by the confronting first and second cover parts when fully engaged. A slot 150 in the first cover part 30 b slideably receives a tab 110 secured to the second cover part 30 a, the distal free end of the tab 110 extending through the slot 150. An aperture 120 formed in the distal free end of the tab 110 is adapted to receive a locking means that extends through the aperture 120 to prevent retraction of the tab 110 from the slot 150. A first cut-out 140 b in the first cover 30 b is provided to receive the pole member 20 and a second cut-out 140 a in the second cover 30 a is provided in mirrored relation to the first-cut 140 b to also receive the pole member 20 when fully engaged.
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