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US 10,689,885 · App. 16/150,234 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Bar security system

Inventors: Roswitha Loudenslager (Maricopa, CA); William Travis Clem (Maricopa, CA)

E05B73/00 E05B45/06 E05C19/003 E05C21/00 E05B67/383

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Patent No.: US 10,689,885
App. No.: 16/150,234
Granted: Jun 23, 2020
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A bar security system is an apparatus that is used to restrict access to a container. The bar security system includes an upper bracket, a lower bracket, an elongated support structure, a locking mechanism, and a height-adjustment assembly. The upper bracket and the lower bracket are structural elements that define reference points of the bar security system and used to secure the bar security system to a container such as, but not limited to, a storage cabinet. The elongated support structure is used to restrain items that are positioned within the container. The locking mechanism is used to prevent unwanted users from accessing the items positioned within the container. The height-adjustment assembly is used to adjust the bar security system so that the bar security system can be used on a container of any size.

Claims (116)

1. A bar security system comprises:

an upper bracket;

a lower bracket;

an elongated support structure;

a locking mechanism;

a height-adjustment assembly;

the upper bracket being terminally mounted to the elongated support structure;

the lower bracket being terminally mounted to the elongated support structure, opposite the upper bracket;

the locking mechanism being operatively integrated into the elongated support structure, wherein the locking mechanism is used to maintain an offset distance between the upper bracket and the lower bracket along the elongated support structure; and

the upper bracket being operatively coupled to the elongated support structure by the height-adjustment assembly, wherein the height-adjustment assembly is used to adjust the offset distance between the upper bracket and the lower bracket along the elongated support structure.

2. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

the elongated support structure comprises a first support, a second support, and at least one truss;

the first support and the second support being positioned parallel and offset from each other;

the at least one truss being connected in between the first support and the second support; and

the height-adjustment assembly being positioned in between the first support and the second support.

3. The bar security system as claimed in claim 2 comprises:

the height-adjustment assembly comprises a first tube and a second tube;

the first tube being terminally and perpendicularly connected to the upper bracket;

the second tube being terminally and perpendicularly connected to the upper bracket, opposite the first tube;

the first tube and the first support being telescopically engaged to each other; and

the second tube and the second support being telescopically engaged to each other.

4. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

the height-adjustment assembly comprises a turn knob, a male-threaded shaft, a female-threaded nut, and stopper;

the male-threaded shaft being positioned parallel to a first support and a second support;

the male-threaded shaft being rotatably connected to the elongated support structure;

the female-threaded nut being integrated into the upper bracket;

the turn knob being terminally and torsionally connected to the male-threaded shaft;

the stopper being laterally connected to the male-threaded shaft, adjacent to the turn knob; and

the male-threaded shaft being engaged into the female-threaded nut, opposite the turn knob.

5. The bar security system as claimed in claim 4 comprises:

the height-adjustment assembly further comprises a third tube and a fourth tube;

the third tube being centrally connected along the elongated support structure;

the male-threaded shaft being rotatably mounted within the third tube;

the fourth tube being centrally and perpendicularly connected along the upper bracket;

the female-threaded nut being terminally integrated into the fourth tube, opposite the upper bracket; and

the third tube and the fourth tube being telescopically engaged to each other.

6. The bar security system as claimed in claim 4 comprises:

the locking mechanism comprises a rotational restraint and a cover;

the rotational restraint being externally mounted to the turn knob; and

the cover being mounted between the rotational restraint and the elongated support structure.

7. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a restraining bracket; and

the restraining bracket being connected along the height-adjustment assembly.

8. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

an alarm device;

the alarm device being mounted adjacent to the elongated support structure; and

the alarm device being electronically connected to the locking mechanism.

9. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a lock interface;

the lock interface being mounted adjacent to the elongated support structure; and

the lock interface being operatively coupled to the locking mechanism, wherein the lock interface is used to engage and disengage the locking mechanism.

10. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of upper fastening features;

the plurality of upper fastening features being integrated into the upper bracket; and

the plurality of upper fastening features being distributed along the upper bracket.

11. The bar security system as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a plurality of lower fastening features;

the plurality of lower fastening features being integrated into the lower bracket; and

the plurality of lower fastening features being distributed along the lower bracket.

12. A bar security system comprises: