Locking device for floppy disk drive
US5400622A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5566
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A simple and inexpensive locking device for preventing unauthorized access to a computer disk drive. The disk drive lock employs a pair of slats 10, 20 which are pivoted at a hinge 22 for jackknife folding, the slats 10, 20 both being formed with lock-holes 24, 26 spaced from the hinge 22 and alignable by unfolding the slats 10, 20 to an open position. The disk drive lock may be inserted into virtually any conventional computer disk drive. Once inserted, the slats 10, 20 may be pivoted open and a padlock 30 inserted through the aligned locking holes 24, 26 to lock the device in the open position, thereby preventing removal from the disk drive and thwarting unauthorized access.
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