Alice Mary Kasahara

60065575, Dec 28, 1999

Sep 11, 1997

8/927334

Stewart R. Carl - Palo Alto CA
Alice Kasahara - Hayward CA
Arthur H. Zarnowitz - San Jose CA
William R. Murray - Redwood City CA

ACCO Brands, Inc. - Lincolnshire IL

F05B 6900

70 58

An apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers is disclosed. The equipment typically includes an external wall provided with a specially designed, approximately rectangular slot having preselected dimensions. An attachment mechanism includes a housing for a spindle having a first portion rotatable within the housing, a shaft extending outwardly from the housing, and a crossmember at the end of the shaft having peripheral dimensions closely conforming to the internal dimensions of the slot. The spindle is then rotated 90. degree. to misalign the crossmember with the slot, thereby attaching the attachment mechanism rigidly to the external wall. A cable is secured to the housing and to an immovable object so that the equipment cannot be stolen.

D3370402, Jul 6, 1993

Jul 26, 1991

7/736680

Stewart R. Carl - Palo Alto CA
Alice M. Kasahara - Oakland CA
Arthur H. Zarnowitz - Burlingame CA

Kensington Microware, Ltd. - San Mateo CA

D 8331

51176610, Jun 2, 1992

Jul 31, 1991

7/738660

Stewart R. Carl - Palo Alto CA
Alice M. Kasahara - Oakland CA
Arthur H. Zarnowitz - Burlingame CA

Kensington Microwave Limited - San Mateo CA

E05B 5500
E05B 6500
B65D 5514

70 14

Apparatus for preventing unwanted access to a disk drive is disclosed. A housing has a surface adapted to overlie the slot, an internal piston chamber extending inwardly from one end of the housing, and a lock receiving chamber intersecting the piston chamber immediate the ends of the housing. A fixed latch member extends outwardly from one end of the housing, and is provided with a lip at its distal end. A movable latch member is attached to a piston located in the piston chamber and projects outwardly parallel to the fixed latch member. The movable latch member has a lip at its distal end extending outwardly so that the lips of the respective latch member extend away from one another. The piston is movable inwardly with respect to the housing so that the latch members can be inserted into the disk drive slot, and thereafter the piston moves outwardly so that the lips of the latch members engage the corners of the slot. A lock mechanism is located in the lock receiving chamber of the housing.