Security cable, a method for making the same and a method for securing an electronic device

• US 7,202,417 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2004
• Issued: 04/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sennco Solutions Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sennco Solutions Incorporated
• Inventors: Marszalek, Christopher, Horvath, Daniel, Audish, Salim F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Chau N.
• Application Number:
  US10/852,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20050263315A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• Field of Search: 174/103, 174/108, 174/113.R
• US Class Current: 174/113.00R
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 45/005 Chain-locks, cable-locks or padlocks with alarms
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0005 using chains, cables or the like chain- or cable-locks of the padlock type E05B67/003; lockable clothing hangers or hanger racks E05B69/006
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1445 with detection of interference with a cable tethering an article, e.g. alarm activated by detecting detachment of article, breaking or stretching of cable furniture, e.g. shelves for displaying merchandise, incorporating tethers to prevent theft A47F7/024, A47F5/0861

Abstract

A security cable for electrically connecting an electrical device, such as, for example, a digital camera, a cam-corder, digital audio player, or like device are provided. Also provided is a method for making the security cable and a method for securing the electrical device using the security cable. A housing, or tubing, may be provided which may have one or more electrical wires. Preferably, the security cable may have six signal-transmitting wires, each of which may transmit a different type of signal. The signal-transmitting wires may be wound around a metal cord within the housing in a spiral manner. The metal cord may have a tensile strength which may prevent cutting of the security cable by conventional tools, and may, therefore, prevent theft of the electrical device from a display area.

Claims

1. A security cable comprising:

a cylindrical housing having a length defined between a first end and a second end wherein the cylindrical housing encloses an interior between the first end and the second end wherein the cylindrical housing is made of a nonconductive material;

a plurality of wires within the cylindrical housing wherein each of the plurality of wires conducts a signal and further wherein each of the plurality of wires has a length defined between a first end and a second end wherein an insulating material encases each of the plurality of wires from the first end to the second end wherein each of the plurality of wires is unconnected to another one of the plurality of wires wherein the nonconductive material of the cylindrical housing abuts the insulating material of each of the plurality of wires;

a metal cord within the housing wherein the metal cord has a length defined between a first end of the metal cord and a second end of the metal cord which extends substantially parallel to the length of the housing wherein each of the plurality of wires independently extends along the length of the metal cord wherein the first end of the metal cord and the first end of each of the plurality of wires extend outwardly from the first end of the interior of the housing to a point exterior to the housing wherein the insulating material of each of the plurality of wires abuts the metal cord and separates the metal cord and each of the plurality of wires wherein each of the plurality of wires spirals around the metal cord along the length of the metal cord from the first end of the metal cord to the second end of the metal cord wherein each spiral of the plurality of wires around the metal cord is separated by a distance which is within a range of one and a half inches and three and a half inches; and

a fastener attached to the first end of the metal cord.

2. The security cable of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of wires transmits a first signal and a second wire of the plurality of wires transmits a second signal wherein the first signal and the second signal are different.

3. The security cable of claim 1 wherein the plurality of wires includes six wires.

4. The security cable of claim 1 wherein the nonconductive material is plastic.

5. The security cable of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of wires is distinctly colored from another one of the plurality of wires.