EQUIPMENT SECURITY APPARATUS, KIT AND SECURITY KEY AND LOCK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A security apparatus, kit and security key and lock assembly, as well as a method of using them includes a security fastener for helping to prevent the unauthorized removal of table top equipment from its supporting surface. The fastener includes a base frame (120) with a lock assembly (150). The base frame receives the equipment (101) to be protected. A double-sided adhesive tape (30) secured to the underside of the base frame affixes the frame to the supporting surface. A movable lockable bar (46) permits the equipment to be removed from and installed within the fasterner. A security key (9B) and method of using the key deters the rapid and quick removal of the lock assembly by an unauthorized person. A releasing agent (17) sprayed on the adhesive material disables temporarily its adhesive bond permitting a person to remove the fastener from a supporting surface. A tool (15) having a tapered end facilitates the lifting of the fastener by insertion under the fastener in an unbounded space adjacent to the end of the adhesive material once the securing bond of the adhesive material has been temporarily disabled.