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An anti-theft locking device for securing computer-related units against unauthorized removal from a work station utilizes a base frame anchored to a work surface at the work station and constructed to receive one of the units in nested position so as to preclude movement of the unit in directions p

An anti-theft locking device for securing computer-related units against unauthorized removal from a work station utilizes a base frame anchored to a work surface at the work station and constructed to receive one of the units in nested position so as to preclude movement of the unit in directions parallel to the work surface and to receive a hold-down frame placed over the units and secured to the base frame with screw-type locking mechanisms extending into the base frame beneath the nested unit to protect the screw-type locking mechanisms from tampering and to conserve space at the work station.

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An anti-theft locking device for use primarily in connection with electronic equipment to be secured to a work surface against unauthorized removal, the device engaging the equipment along selected securement areas thereof while enabling access to use areas of the equipment for use of the equipment

An anti-theft locking device for use primarily in connection with electronic equipment to be secured to a work surface against unauthorized removal, the device engaging the equipment along selected securement areas thereof while enabling access to use areas of the equipment for use of the equipment when secured, the device comprising: a base frame having basal surfaces for resting upon the work surface, support surfaces spaced above the basal surfaces, and a peripheral wall defining a secure space bounded by the peripheral wall and extending between the basal surfaces and the support surfaces, said support surfaces including support portions complementary to corresponding selected areas of said equipment such that upon placement of the equipment upon the support surfaces of the base frame the corresponding selected securement areas of the equipment will be in a nested position within the peripheral wall, with the peripheral wall precluding movement of the equipment in directions parallel to the work surface; a hold-down frame for placement over the equipment, the hold-down frame including restraining members generally complementary to further selected securement areas of the equipment while enabling access to said use areas, and at least two depending legs for straddling the equipment and extending downwardly into juxtaposition with the peripheral wall of the base frame when the hold-down frame is in place over the equipment, each said depending leg including a distal end, and a laterally-extending opening adjacent the distal end of at least one of the depending legs; a threaded aperture aligned laterally with the opening located adjacent the distal end of said one of the depending legs when the depending legs are juxtaposed with the peripheral wall of the base frame; a screw-type locking mechanism having a lock housing and a threaded shaft rotatable relative to the lock housing, the screw-type locking mechanism being complementary to the opening adjacent the distal end of said one of the depending legs such that upon engagement of the threaded shaft within said threaded aperture, the screw-type locking mechanism will be seated in said opening to secure the hold-down frame to the base frame, thereby precluding release of the equipment from the nested position in the base frame; and anchoring means on the base frame and located within the secure space for anchoring the base frame to the work surface.