Patent Document:

a hasp bolt security cover is described . in the following description , for the purposes of explanation , specific component arrangements and constructions and other details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention . it will be apparent to those skilled in the art , however , that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details . in other instances , well known manufacturing methods and structures have not been described in detail so as to refrain from obscuring the present invention unnecessarily . referring first to fig1 , the invention comprises several basic components including a hasp 10 , a hasp bolt security cover 20 , a hasp bolt 50 and hasp bolt nut 54 . the hasp 10 attaches to the enclosure to be secured ( not shown in fig1 ) by way of hasp bolt ( s ) 14 . the hasp bolt security cover 20 is made of a hardened metal and is affixed to the hasp bolt heads 52 in a manner that will be described in detail below . referring next to fig2 , the hasp 10 is affixed to the exterior surface of an enclosure 8 . in the preferred embodiment , the enclosure 8 will be a vending machine . however , the enclosure 8 represents any enclosed object whose contents need to be secured . the hasp is secured by way of hasp bolts 50 having the bolt head ( not detailed ) outside of the enclosure 8 , the bolt shank ( not detailed ) running through the hasp bolt cutout 12 and the enclosure wall 9 and into the interior portion of the enclosure 8 . referring next to fig3 a , a side elevation of the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 is shown . the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 is semi - cylindrical in shape and has a hollow interior . the sides 23 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 extend beyond the bottom surface of the hasp bolt security cover base unit 25 ( shown in dashed lines ) so that when the hasp bolt security cover 20 is in place , the sides 23 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 overlap the sides of the hasp 10 ( not shown in fig3 a ). referring next to fig3 b , a front elevation of the hasp bolt security cover 20 is shown . the front side surface includes a mushroom shaped cutout 22 that allows the hasp bolt head 52 ( not shown ) and the hasp bolt shank 51 ( not shown ) to pass through the mushroom shaped cutout 22 . the bottom surface of the hasp bolt security cover base unit 25 is shown in dashed lines where it is behind the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 and in solid lines where it extends beyond the mushroom shaped cutout 22 . referring next to fig4 , a top elevation of the hasp bolt security cover base unit 25 is shown . the base unit 25 is roughly rectangular in shape and includes a t - shaped cutout 26 . the t - shaped cutout 26 contains a horizontal portion 27 and a vertical portion 28 . the ends 29 of the base unit 25 are bent upwards to affix to the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 and cover the end space of the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 . the shape of the ends 29 of the base unit 25 conforms to the curvature of the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 so that no gap exists between the base unit 25 and the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security cover 20 when the two are permanently affixed together . the width of the hasp bolt security cover base unit 25 is the same size as , or slightly larger than , the width of the hasp 10 . referring next to fig5 ( a & amp ; b ), the top portion 21 of the hasp bolt security is permanently affixed to the hasp bolt security cover base unit 25 by means of welding or by other means the ensures a permanent and sealed attachment of one unit to the other . fig5 a shows a side view of the hasp bolt security cover while fig5 b shows a front view . finally , fig6 shows the hasp bolt security cover 20 as it is affixed to the hasp 10 . as shown in fig2 , the hasp 10 is affixed to an enclosure 8 by means of hasp bolt ( s ) 50 . the hasp bolt shank 51 enters into and through the hasp bolt cutout 12 , and through the enclosure wall 9 . the hasp bolt nut 53 is loosely affixed to the hasp bolt shank 51 . then , the hasp bolt security cover 20 is affixed onto the hasp 10 such as to securely cover the hasp bolt head ( s ) 52 in the manner further described herein . referring now also to fig4 , after the hasp bolt nut 53 is loosely affixed to the hasp bolt shank 51 , enough space must be left on the bolt shank 51 at the head portion of the bolt 50 , such that the vertical portion 28 of the base unit t - shaped cutout 26 can pass around the bolt shank 5 1 and between the hasp 10 and the bolt head 52 . the hasp bolt security cover 20 continues to be moved along the direction of the vertical portion 28 of the t - shaped cutout 26 until the bolt shank 51 reaches the intersection of the horizontal portion 27 and the vertical portion 28 of the t - shaped cutout 26 . the hasp bolt security cover 20 is then moved such that the bolt shank 51 is positioned along the horizontal portion 27 of the t - shaped cutout 26 far enough so that the vertical portion 28 of the t - shaped cutout 26 can be positioned to accept the next hasp bolt 50 to be secured . this second hasp bolt 50 is affixed to the hasp bolt security cover 20 in the same manner as the first . after all of the hasp bolts are covered by the hasp bolt security cover 20 , all hasp bolt nuts 53 may be tightened so that the hasp bolts are securely affixed to the enclosure wall 9 . by tightening said bolts , the hasp bolt security cover 20 is securely affixed to and overlapping the hasp 20 . while the foregoing detailed description has described several embodiments of a motion sensitive switch in accordance with the present invention , the above description is illustrative only and not limiting of the disclosed invention . indeed , it will be appreciated that the embodiments discussed above and the virtually infinite embodiments that are not mentioned could easily be within the scope and spirit of the present invention . thus , the present invention is limited only by the claims set forth below .

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