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SMART desks flipIT Laptop Safe Assembly & Instruction Manual

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Assembly Instructions
Made in USA. US Patent No. 7,509,912
Models FIL-18-5-KIT-BL | FIL-23-5-KIT-BL |
How to use template and install to factory standards
How to install into any desktop using
paper template for cutting table top.
(Paper template is supplied in flipIT® Kit
for either FIL-18 or FIL-23).
How to install into factory-cut top:
start at Step 5, page 7.
Installation is illustrated using the FIL-23.
The standard version, FIL-18, installs
exactly the same way. The only difference
is the width.
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© 2016 CBT Supply, Inc. US Patent No. 7,509,912
REV 01.2016

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  • Page 1 Assembly Instructions Made in USA. US Patent No. 7,509,912 Models FIL-18-5-KIT-BL | FIL-23-5-KIT-BL | How to use template and install to factory standards How to install into any desktop using paper template for cutting table top. (Paper template is supplied in flipIT® Kit for either FIL-18 or FIL-23).

  • Page 2: Getting Started

    Getting Started These installation instructions guide you through the proper way of completing the assembly of the flipIT Laptop Safe® Kit FIL-18 and FIL-23 with positive latch release and independent plunge lock. It is especially important that the installer observe proper care in pro- tecting surfaces from abrasion.
  • Page 3 Space considerations for installation FIL-18 Cut-Out & placement Common to both 19.13 Clearances above and below surface 9.00 15.25 8.356 1.18 5.177 8.00 5.00 Lock pilot holes FIL-23 Cut-Out & placement 3.627 1.405 25.13 .544 15.25 3.044 2.500 DETAIL A 5.00 Nominal thickness of Minimum top depth:...

  • Page 4: Parts And Hardware

    Parts and Hardware The flipIT Laptop Safe® is packaged with a parts box that includes a packet of parts, the lock assembly and the latch/PULL handle assembly, this assembly manual and a template for making the cutout and pilot holes.
  • Page 5 Step 1: Use the template to make a cutout in the desktop Establish a centerline for your work area using a measuring tape and mark the edge with a carpenter’s square and erasable pencil. The template indicates the dimensions of the cutout and its 5”...
  • Page 6 Step 2: Make layout lines and cut the top Use a straight edge and a marker to make lines for sawing the cutout. The straight edge will be placed tangent to the 3/8” holes and the line of the marker will be tangent to the holes. Step 3: Use saber saw to remove the line with the kerf of the blade Use a straight saw blade and make sure the cut is 90...
  • Page 7 Step 4: Mount the PULL Handle Latch Release • Turn the desktop over to work from the underside. • Align the template to the Center Line and secure with masking tape. • Use 1/8” drill bit with depth gauge (masking tape used in photo) to make pilot holes for PULL Handle •...
  • Page 8 ... Install laptop safe into cutout • Press down on the back of the lid to open the laptop safe without the gas spring assist. Use your other hand to provide counter pressure so opening is controlled. Keep pressure on the lid like this to provide access to the screw locations for making pilot holes and installing wood screws to the 3 locations on the back side of the laptop safe.
  • Page 9 Step 6: Install gas spring • With the metal collar of the laptop safe firmly affixed, it is now safe to install the gas spring. To do so before this step would bend the Use a flat blade screwdriver to metal framework.
  • Page 10 Locate this hole pattern on the left end of the user side. The Install both self-tapping metal screws to cut the threads, then back one elongated slot permits adjustment for different top thicknesses. off and remove the other for easy mounting of the plunge lock. Step 8: Install the plunge lock 8 x 5/16”...
  • Page 11 Optional one-way screws supplied Step 9: Install laptop pads • flipIT Laptop Safe® is dimensioned to support a variety of laptop designs. Neo- prene pads have been supplied to provide padded protection and ventilation, but they need to be installed to the needs of the laptops to be used.
  • Page 12 It is not necessary to lock the unit to keep the lid closed. PULL the handle. PULL the drawer. The flipIT Laptop Safe will open this far, revealing the PULL the drawer tray toward you. DO NOT LIFT BY THE LID. PULL instruction on the drawer tray.