Patent ID: 8888146

Claim:
A security device for preventing movement of a sliding door or a sliding window, the security device comprising: a base plate configured to fixedly mount to a mounting surface, the base plate including a first edge and an oppositely located second edge, the base plate further including a slot having a T-shape, the T-shape of the slot extending through the first edge and through the oppositely located second edge along a first direction, the first direction being parallel to the mounting surface when said base plate is fixedly mounted to the mounting surface; and a stop member including a first leg and a second leg, the first leg extending upwardly along a second direction that is angularly oriented with respect to the first direction and having a mating feature defining a T-feature configured to slidably engage the slot of the base plate along the first direction such that the first leg does not extend beyond the base plate in the first direction, the second leg defining a cantilever and extending from the first leg along the first direction, the second leg configured to rigidly engage the sliding door or the sliding window and blocking the sliding door or the sliding window from sliding along a third direction when the mating feature of the first leg slidably engages the slot of the base plate.