Patent ID: 7730750

Claim:
An article securing device comprising: a lock that includes a male portion with a projection and a female portion for receiving the male portion; a mount portion independent of the lock that is attached with mounting hardware to a support structure and includes a wall structure that mounts to the support structure and defines a cavity for removably receiving the male portion or the female portion of the lock; a removable holder portion that carries the male or the female portion of the lock, separable from the mount portion, and being securingly engaged to the mount portion for assisting in holding an article; a sensor for monitoring the position of the removable holder portion with respect to the mount portion, and transmitting a signal if the removable holder portion and the mount portion become separated; and a retainer member cover associated with at least one of the holder portion or the mount portion, and having an opening therethrough, the retainer member cover being configured for covering and enclosing the cavity of the mount portion, concealing the mounting hardware, and capturing and enclosing the male portion or the female portion of the lock that is received in the cavity beneath the retainer member cover; wherein the projection of the male portion of the lock penetrates through the opening of the retainer member cover, and the male portion and the female portion of the lock are disposed on opposite sides of the retainer member cover and the article when securing the article, and wherein the male portion and the female portion of the lock is removable from the mount portion and, upon removal, functions to lock the article.