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US 8,042,365 · App. 12/428,834 · Granted Oct 25, 2011

Compact security device for systems and peripherals

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
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Patent No.
US 8,042,365
App. No.
12/428,834
Filed
Apr 23, 2009
Granted
Oct 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3673
USPC
70/58
Abstract

A security device includes a cable securing member defining a slot between an open first end and a closed second end. A channel is provided in the slot and a rib adjacent the channel protrudes into the slot. The open first end includes a tab receiver and a lock receiver. The tab receiver engages a tab attached to a chassis. A cable extending through the channel is not removable due to a lock inserted into the lock receiver and blocking the open first end.

Claims (48)

1. A security apparatus, comprising:

a cable securing member including an open first end and a closed second end and defining a slot between the open first end and the closed second end;

a plurality of ribs extending from the cable securing member and into the slot, the plurality of ribs defining a plurality of channels that each are operable to accept a peripheral device cable; and

a tab receiver and a lock receiver located on the open first end of the cable securing member;

wherein the cable securing member is an integral member that is operable to be secured to a chassis by engaging a tab on the chassis with the tab receiver and engaging a lock with the lock receiver, and wherein the cable securing member is operable to be decoupled and separated from the chassis by disengaging the lock and the lock receiver and disengaging the tab and the tab receiver.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the cable securing member being operable to be decoupled and separated from the chassis includes the plurality of ribs defining the plurality of channels being operable to be decoupled and separated from the chassis by disengaging the lock and the lock receiver and disengaging the tab and the tab receiver.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of channels is located in a side-by-side orientation with an adjacent channel.

4. A security system, comprising:

a chassis;

a tab extending from the chassis;

a cable securing member including an open first end and a closed second end and defining a slot between the open first end and the closed second end;

a plurality of ribs extending from the cable securing member and into the slot, the plurality of ribs defining a plurality of channels that each are operable to accept a peripheral device cable; and

a tab receiver and a lock receiver located on the open first end of the cable securing member;

wherein the cable securing member is an integral member that is secured to the chassis through the engagement of the tab on the chassis and the tab receiver and the engagement of a lock and the lock receiver, and wherein the cable securing member is operable to be decoupled and separated from the chassis by disengaging the lock and the lock receiver and disengaging the tab and the tab receiver.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the tab defines a tab opening that is aligned with a lock receiver opening defined by the lock receiver due to the engagement of the tab and the tab receiver.

6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:

a peripheral device cable located in one of the plurality of channels.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the lock receiver includes a lock opening defined by the cable securing member and extending through the cable securing member to the slot, and wherein the lock receiver includes a lock recess defined by the cable securing member adjacent the lock opening.

8. The system of claim 4 further comprising:

a lock including a locking device extending through the lock receiver and the tab such that the open first end is blocked by the locking device, the cable securing member is secured to the chassis, and a peripheral device cable is secured in the slot.

9. An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

an IHS chassis;

a processor housed in the IHS chassis;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a peripheral device coupled to the processor through

a peripheral device cable that connects the peripheral device to the IHS chassis;

a tab extending from the IHS chassis;

a cable securing member including an open first end and a closed second end and defining a slot between the open first end and the closed second end;

a plurality of ribs extending from the cable securing member and into the slot, the plurality of ribs defining a plurality of channels, wherein the peripheral device cable is positioned in one of the plurality of channels; and

a tab receiver and a lock receiver located on the open first end of the cable securing member;

wherein the cable securing member is an integral member that is secured to the IHS chassis through the engagement of the tab on the IHS chassis and the tab receiver and the engagement of a lock and the lock receiver, and wherein the cable securing member is operable to be decoupled and separated from the IHS chassis by disengaging the lock and the lock receiver and disengaging the tab and the tab receiver.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the tab defines a tab opening that is aligned with a lock receiver opening defined by the lock receiver due to the engagement of the tab with the tab receiver.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the lock receiver includes a lock opening defined by the cable securing member and extending through the cable securing member to the slot, and wherein the lock receiver includes a lock recess defined by the cable securing member adjacent the lock opening.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

a lock including a locking device extending through the lock receiver and the tab such that the open first end is blocked by the locking device, the cable securing member is secured to the chassis, and the peripheral device cable is secured in the slot.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a locking device cut-out defined by the cable securing member on the open first end.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:

a plurality of peripheral devices, each including a peripheral device

cables connecting a respective peripheral device to the chassis wherein

each peripheral device cable is positioned in a respective one of the plurality of channels.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the peripheral device cable includes at least one connector end having an attached connector.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the cable includes a cross-section of a first size and the connector includes a cross-section of a second size greater than the first size.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein second size of the connector end resists the removal of the connector end of the cable through the slot.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein each peripheral device cable includes at least one connector end having an attached connector.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein each cable includes a cross-section of a first size and each respective connector includes a cross-section of a second size greater than the first size.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein second size of the connector ends resist the removal of the connector end of a respective cable through the slot.

Assignments (15)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (045455/0001) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (040136/0001) Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.); DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC CORPORATION (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MAGINATICS LLC); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO MOZY, INC.); SCALEIO LLC
Reel/Frame 061324/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 058216/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049452/0223 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040134/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; AVENTAIL LLC; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL SYSTEMS CORPORATION; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; MAGINATICS LLC; MOZY, INC.; SCALEIO LLC; SPANNING CLOUD APPS LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040136/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 040040/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 040065/0618 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; COMPELLANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 040065/0216 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: DELL INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; BOOMI, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL USA L.P.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; GALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM LOAN) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: DELL INC.; APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; BOOMI, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL USA L.P.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; GALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: APPASSURE SOFTWARE, INC.; ASAP SOFTWARE EXPRESS, INC.; BOOMI, INC.; COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INC.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL SOFTWARE INC.; DELL USA L.P.; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; GALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION; SECUREWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.
To: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2009
From: MORRISON, JOHN TREVOR; JACKSON, BRADLEY
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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Continuity (1)
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