Adjustable Security Bracket for Multi-Size Display Tablets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Retail stores face significant costs and overhead due to the need for multiple customized security brackets for various sizes and models of portable electronic devices, which become obsolete with each new device release, requiring frequent purchases of new security brackets.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable size security apparatus with a main body, brace elements, and a neck that can be secured to a display table, allowing for the securement of different sized rectangular portable electronic devices, featuring a mechanism with hinges and locking elements that can be adjusted and locked in place to accommodate various device sizes without the need for multiple brackets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If customized security brackets are used for each device size and model, then the security apparatus can securely fit specific portable electronic devices, but the retail store must purchase and maintain numerous different sized security brackets for multiple device models, significantly increasing overhead costs
Solution Approach 1:
The security bracket is designed with an adjustable arm that can be positioned at multiple angles and lengths, allowing a single bracket design to securely accommodate multiple different sizes and models of portable electronic devices. The arm includes adjustable features such as telescoping sections or pivot joints that enable the bracket to adapt its configuration to fit various device dimensions while maintaining secure attachment to both the device and display surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The security bracket incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the arm to be repositioned and locked at different angles and positions. The adjustable arm can be manually or mechanically adjusted to match the specific dimensions of different devices, transforming a static, fixed-size bracket into a dynamic, adaptable security solution that maintains reliability across multiple device types.
2Manufacturing precision
If fixed-size security brackets are used for each device model, then the bracket can be optimized for that specific device, but the bracket becomes incompatible with new device models when they are released with different sizes, requiring frequent purchases of new brackets
Solution Approach 1:
The security bracket employs a dynamic arm structure with adjustable length and angle capabilities, allowing the bracket to be reconfigured for different device sizes. The arm can be extended, retracted, or pivoted to match the specific dimensions of new device models, maintaining precise fit without requiring new bracket designs for each device release.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket's arm parameters (length, angle, position) are made variable through adjustment mechanisms. By changing these geometric parameters, the bracket can adapt to different device dimensions and shapes, allowing a single bracket design to maintain manufacturing precision across multiple device generations and models.
3Reliability
If multiple customized security brackets are maintained in inventory for different device sizes, then each device can be securely displayed, but the overhead cost and complexity of managing multiple bracket types increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
A single security bracket design with an adjustable arm serves multiple device sizes and models, replacing the need for maintaining separate customized brackets for each device type. The bracket can be reconfigured on-demand to secure different devices, significantly reducing the total quantity of bracket units required in inventory while maintaining reliable security for all displayed devices.
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AI summary
Adjustable size security apparatuses are disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, such an adjustable size security apparatus includes a plurality of brace elements, a main body, and a neck. Each of the brace elements is configured to be secured to a separate portion of any one of a plurality of different sized rectangular shaped portable electronic devices. The main body is configured to selectively lock the brace elements in place so that the brace elements cannot be removed from the rectangular shaped portable electronic device to which the brace elements are secured. The neck is configured to secure the main body to a display table and thereby secure, to the display table, the rectangular shaped portable electronic device to which the brace elements are secured.