Equipment security device

Claim 2

An equipment mounting security device comprising an adhesive pad adapted to be adhered to a mounting surface, a cover assembly adapted to cover the adhesive pad so that said pad is essentially exposed only to said mounting surface and the underside of said cover, means within the cover lockably attaching the cover assembly to the pad, means for attaching an equipment to the outside of said cover from a position within the cover between the cover and the pad and accessible only when said cover assembly is unlocked and separated from the pad, said adhesive pad when adhered to a mounting surface requiring many times the amount of force in tension or shear to separate the pad from the surface than the amount of force required to separate the pad from the surface by peeling the pad from the surface.

Claim 3

An equipment security device comprising: a pad having a top surface and a bottom surface; an adhesive layer attached to said bottom surface for adhering said pad to a mounting base; first fastening means secured to said top surface; a cover plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, adapted to cover said pad; equipment attaching means for attaching to said upper surface an equipment to be protected, said equipment attaching means being detachable from the equipment only from said lower surface; second fastening means secured to said lower surface; engaging means holding said first fastening means and said second fastening means together so that the cover cannot be removed from the pad; and lock means posiTioned at the cover plate to prevent disengagement of the engaging means when the lock means is locked, said adhesive layer being characterized by requiring, when adhered to such mounting base, many times the amount of force in tension and in shear to separate the pad from the base than the amount of force required to separate the pad from the base by peeling the pad from the base.

Claim 4

An equipment security device comprising: a pad having a top surface and a bottom surface; an adhesive layer attached to said bottom surface for adhering said pad to a mounting base; first fastening means secured to said top surface; a cover plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, adapted to cover said pad; equipment attaching means for attaching to said upper surface an equipment to be protected, said equipment attaching means being detachable from the equipment only from said lower surface; second fastening means secured to said lower surface; engaging means holding said first fastening means and said second fastening means together so that the cover cannot be removed from the pad; and lock means posiTioned at the cover plate to prevent disengagement of the engaging means when the lock means is locked, said adhesive layer being characterized by requiring, when adhered to such mounting base, many times the amount of force in tension and in shear to separate the pad from the base than the amount of force required to separate the pad from the base by peeling the pad from the base.

Claim 5

A device according to claim 2 in which the first fastening means comprises a loop means and the attaching means comprises a passage means which registers with the loop means when the cover plate covers said pad and the engaging means is a device which engages said loop means and said passage means.

Claim 6

A device according to claim 3 in which the engaging means comprises a pin means and the loop means comprises a first passageway means and the passage means comprises a second passageway means which registers with the first passageway means when the cover plate covers the pad, the pin being dimensioned to fit through said first and second passageway means.

Claim 7

A device according to claim 4 in which each passageway means comprises a plurality of passageways spaced apart and the pin means comprises as many pins as the number of passageways of the pad.

Claim 8

A device according to claim 2 in which the adhesive is heat sensitive.

Claim 9

A device according to claim 2 in which the adhesive is heat sensitive and pressure sensitive.

Claim 10

A device according to claim 2 in which said first fastening means comprises a plate secured to said top surface by adhesive having characteristics similar to the adhesive layer attached at said bottom surface of the pad and the loop means comprises loops rising from said plate means.

Claim 11

An equipment security device comprising a pad having a top surface and a bottom surface; a layer of adhesive material attached to said bottom surface for adhering said pad to a mounting base; a second layer of adhesive material attached to said top surface; plate means adhered to said second adhesive layer, said plate means being provided with a plurality of members raised above the surface of the plate means, providing a plurality of aligned openings; a cover plate having an upper surface and a lower surface adapted to cover said pad and plate means; equipment-attaching means for attaching to said upper surface an equipment to be protected, said equipment-attaching means being detachable from the equipment only from said lower surface; lug means depending from said lower surface, said lug means containing a plurality of aligned holes adapted to align with said openings of the plate means; pin means adapted to pass through said aligned openings and aligned holes to prevent removal of said cover from the pad; and lock means positioned at a part of the cover plate to prevent disengagement of the pin means from the openings and holes when the lock means is locked; said adhesive layers being characterized by requiring, when adhered to said mounting base and to said plate means, many times the amount of force in tension and in shear to separate the pad from the base and the plate means from the pad, than the amount of force required to make the separation by peeling the pad from the base.

Claim 12

An equipment security device comprising a pad having a top surface and a bottom surface; a layer of adhesive material attached to said bottom surface for adhering said pad to a mounting base; a second layer of adhesive material attached to said top surface; plate means adhered to said second adhesive layer, said plate means being provided with a plurality of members raised above the surface of the plate means, providing a plurality of aligned openings; a cover plate having an upper surface and a lower surface adapted to cover said pad and plate means; equipment-attaching means for attaching to said upper surface an equipment to be protected, said equipment-attaching means being detachable from the equipment only from said lower surface; lug means depending from said lower surface, said lug means containing a plurality of aligned holes adapted to align with said openings of the plate means; pin means adapted to pass through said aligned openings and aligned holes to prevent removal of said cover from the pad; and lock means positioned at a part of the cover plate to prevent disengagement of the pin means from the openings and holes when the lock means is locked; said adhesive layers being characterized by requiring, when adhered to said mounting base and to said plate means, many times the amount of force in tension and in shear to separate the pad from the base and the plate means from the pad, than the amount of force required to make the separation by peeling the pad from the base.

Claim 13

A device according to claim 9 in which the plate means comprises a first pair of plates spaced from each other with openings in alignment and a second pair of plates spaced from each other with openings in alignment, the axes through the openings of said second pair being parallel to the axes of the openings through said first pair, and said lug means comprises a first pair of spaced lugs positioned to locate their holes adjacent the respective openings of the first pair of plates and a second pair of spaced lugs positioned to locate their holes adjacent the respective openings of said second pair of plates; and the pin means comprises a first pin adapted to pass through the openings and holes of the first pair of plates and first pair of lugs and a second pin adapted to pass through the openings and holes of the second pair of plates and second pair of lugs; and the lock means comprises an individual lock for each pin, whereby each lock can maintain its respective pin in position through the openings and holes of its respective plates and lugs.