Computer floppy disc lock
First Claim
1. An improved locking device for preventing unauthorized access to computer disk drives that have an external latch that has an open and a closed position, said closed position being designed to prevent entry or exit of standard disks appropriate to the drive;
- said device comprising;
a) a slide plate to be inserted into the drive when the latch is in the open position;
said slide plate being designed so that when the latch is in the closed position the slide plate is prevented from complete removal from the drive in substantially the same way as a standard disk appropriate to the drive is prevented;
b) flanges on the edge of the slide plate opposite to the edge that is inserted into the drive, the spaces between flanges being designed to allow the latch to move into the closed position when the slide plate is at its maximum insertion, and being also designed so that when the slide plate is thereafter moved out of the drive an appropriate amount certain flanges block the movement of the latch such that it cannot return to the open position; and
c) a means of locking the slide plate into said position in which flanges block the movement of the latch.
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Abstract
Two versions of an improved device for preventing unauthorized access to computer, video, and audio and like disk and cassette drives are described. Drives with an existing external latch that prevents insertion or removal of the disk, such as standard 51/4 disk drives, are secured by means of an inserted plate which captures the latch in the closed position, combined with an external locking assembly which prevents movement of the inserted plate. Drives and players with an internal mechanism that moves the disk or cassette to a play position, for example 31/2 disk drives, are secured by means of inserting a modified disk or cassette that has an attached plate that extends outside the drive when the disk or cassette is in playing position. A locking assembly with a plate to jamb the modified disk or cassette in position is locked to the extending position.
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5 Claims
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1. An improved locking device for preventing unauthorized access to computer disk drives that have an external latch that has an open and a closed position, said closed position being designed to prevent entry or exit of standard disks appropriate to the drive;
- said device comprising;
a) a slide plate to be inserted into the drive when the latch is in the open position;
said slide plate being designed so that when the latch is in the closed position the slide plate is prevented from complete removal from the drive in substantially the same way as a standard disk appropriate to the drive is prevented;b) flanges on the edge of the slide plate opposite to the edge that is inserted into the drive, the spaces between flanges being designed to allow the latch to move into the closed position when the slide plate is at its maximum insertion, and being also designed so that when the slide plate is thereafter moved out of the drive an appropriate amount certain flanges block the movement of the latch such that it cannot return to the open position; and c) a means of locking the slide plate into said position in which flanges block the movement of the latch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- said device comprising;
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