Theft-deterrence devices and methods adapted to assist in theft deterrence/prevention of machinery, for example, a man lift, whose controls include a joystick. Such a device includes an enclosure having an interior cavity defined by and between oppositely-disposed first and second ends of the enclosure, and an opening in the second end that communicates with the cavity and sized to enable a joystick to pass therethrough into the cavity. The cavity accommodates at least a portion of the joystick sufficient to prevent operation thereof. The device further includes an arm having a first portion permanently attached to the enclosure, a third portion comprising a through-hole that enables a shackle of a locking device to pass therethrough, and a second portion that permanently joins the first and third portions.
Theft-deterrence device for machinery and method of use
2016-05-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05G CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY , Steuer- oder Regelvorrichtungen oder Steuer- oder Regelsysteme gekennzeichnet ausschließlich durch mechanische Einzelheiten / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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