Arrangement for arresting a portable object to a stationary object by a cable

• US 7,441,426 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2004
• Issued: 10/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mair Avganim
• Original Assignee: Mair Avganim
• Inventors: Avganim, Mair
• Primary Examiner(s): BARRETT, SUZANNE LALE DINO
• Application Number:
  US10/544,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20060225470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,741 Days
• Field of Search: 70/14, 70/18, 70/58, 70/30, 70/49
• US Class Current: 70/58
• 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: E05B 73/0082 for office machines, e.g. PC's, portable computers, typewriters, calculators
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/40 Portable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/435 Flexible shackle
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/483 Flexible shackle
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5009 For portable articles

Abstract

An arrangement for arresting a portable object, such as a desk computer, to a stationary object using a cable (40), one end of which is looped around the stationary object. The other end of the cable (40) is secured to a block-like cable-shoe body (44). An oblong circular cavity (46) is formed in the body (44) with an undercut portion (48) extending along about 180 degrees of one side thereof. Further provided is a lock member (10) having a ribbed attachment portion (24). The attachment portion (24) comprises a recess (26) defined between first and second ribs (28; 30) and is adapted to be inserted into the cavity (46) and shifted into engagement with the undercut portion (48), and then locked thereinside by push-in key operated device (50). Said lock member (10), with ribbed attachment portion (24) is affixed to a side wall of the portable object in various conventional manners.

Claims

1. An arrangement for arresting a portable object against a stationary object by looping around the stationary object one end of a cable and releasably coupling the other end thereof to the portable object, the arrangement comprising:

a block-shaped body to which said other end of the cable is affixed, the body having a planar side surface;

an oblong circular cavity formed in the planar side surface with an undercut portion extending along about 180°

of one side thereof;

an attachment member comprising a flanging circular rib configured to fit into said cavity, said rib being of a width less than said undercut portion so that after fitting the attachment member into the cavity the attachment member is shiftable into engagement with the undercut portion thereby preventing a head-on releasing thereof from the cavity;

said body being further provided with a key operated locking device having a locking pin projectable into the cavity to restrain the shifting of the attachment member from a first shifted position thereof; and

means for affixing the attachment member to a side wall of the portable object.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the key-operated device is of the push-in type.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ribbed member forms the outer part of a rotatable hook-type computer door locking device.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 3 wherein the hook-type locking device is operable by a push-in locking device.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cable-shoe body is formed with a slot traversing said cavity for enabling a cable of additional equipment to pass therethrough and become secured to the portable object upon locking the cable-shoe thereagainst.