Anti-theft apparatus including a screw with an anti-theft safety head
US4964773A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5867
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A screw with an anti-theft safety head is suggested, which safety head is provided with a bore receiving a substantially cylindrically constructed tool extension part originating at the screw. At least two rotatably supported pins are arranged substantially parallel next to the bore in the anti-theft safety head, which pins are each rotationally fixed to a locking member. The locking members can be swung into an annular groove on the tool extension part by rotating the associated pin from its upper end, which upper end is accessible from outside and is constructed as an adjusting tool adapter segment. Only when all pins and locking members assume a very precisely defined position, it is possible to pull off the anti-theft safety head. The solid construction of the anti-theft safety head provides a novel anti-theft protection of the screw.
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