US 12,227,971 B2
Anti-theft connector for equipment
Liu Ray, New Taipei (TW); Ishii Yasuyuki, Kanagawa (JP); and Umezawa Tsukasa, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to LUPEX JAPAN INC., Kanagawa (JP)
Appl. No. 17/795,679
Filed by Lupex Japan Inc., Kanagawa (JP)
PCT Filed Jan. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/001818
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 27, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/157355, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-017651 (JP), filed on Feb. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0062089 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 73/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 73/0082 (2013.01) [E05B 63/0056 (2013.01); E05B 73/0005 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anti-theft connector for equipment wherein the anti-theft connector is to be fixed to a security slot of the equipment, the anti-theft connector comprising: a housing having a base end portion and a forward end portion opposite the base end portion, the housing being formed at the forward end portion with an opening;
a first insertion piece having a first insertion pawl engageable with the security slot and protruding through the opening and a first base portion accommodated in the housing;
a second insertion piece having a second insertion pawl engageable with the security slot and protruding through the opening and a second base portion accommodated in the housing;
a support portion provided in the housing to pivotally support the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece between the forward end portion and the base end portion of the housing such that an opening angle between the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece is variable;
an insertion piece biasing means for biasing the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece such that the opening angle between the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece becomes smaller;
an angle adjusting means adapted to enter between the first base portion of the first insertion piece and second base portion of the second insertion piece and to adjust the opening angle between the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece at least to a first opening angle and a second opening angle, by changing a depth the angle adjusting means is inserted between the first base portion and the second base portion; and
a locking means for holding and locking the angle adjusting means in both a first state corresponding to the first opening angle and a second state corresponding to the second opening angle and the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece are adjusted to the first opening angle by the angle adjusting means in the first state and the first insertion piece and the second insertion piece are adjusted to the second opening angle by the angle adjusting means in the second state.