Patent ID: 8596099

Claim:
An apparatus for deterring theft of an outdoor-type HVAC condenser unit: (a) a first cut-resistant, elongate restraint for being extended across a top and down opposing sides of the unit, and including on opposite ends thereof a respective anchor for being secured in a supporting structure on which the unit is positioned; (b) a second cut-resistant, elongate restraint for being extended across the top and down opposing sides of the unit in spaced-apart relation to and intersecting the first restraint, and including on opposite ends thereof a respective anchor for being secured in the supporting structure on which the unit is positioned; (c) at least one lock for releasably securing the first restraint and the second restraint in position on the unit; and (d) wherein the first restraint and the second restraint are each link chains, the anchors comprise a length of rebar for being driven into the ground adjacent the unit, and the lock comprises a padlock.