Adjustable Security Bracket for Variable Hand-Held Footprints
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rapid evolution in sizes, shapes, and thicknesses of hand-held electronic devices such as cell phones and GPS devices poses a challenge for securing them to retail displays, as existing mechanical mounting systems struggle to adapt to these variations.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable security bracket with a base member and guide pins, featuring sliding base blocks and vertical security arms that can be positioned to accommodate different device sizes, ensuring secure mounting by capturing the device's edges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed mechanical mounting system is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot adapt to different sizes and shapes of hand-held devices
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket employs sliding base blocks that can move along guide pins, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one. This allows the mounting positions to be adjusted according to different device sizes and shapes, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is divided into multiple independent adjustable components including base blocks, guide pins, and security arms. Each component can be independently positioned and secured, enabling the system to adapt to various device configurations while maintaining overall structural coherence.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable components are added to accommodate different device sizes, then adaptability improves, but the device complexity and number of parts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding base blocks serve multiple functions: they provide adjustment along the guide pins for positioning, act as mounting points for security arms, and can be secured at any position using set screws. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the functions of positioning, securing, and mounting into integrated components. The base blocks incorporate both the sliding mechanism and the mounting interface, while the security arms combine the securing function with the downward pulling action, reducing the total number of separate parts.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple guide pins and sliding blocks are used for precise positioning, then positioning accuracy improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide pins and sliding base blocks work together in a self-aligning manner. The guide pins automatically guide the base blocks to the correct positions, and the set screws provide self-contained securing without requiring additional alignment procedures or complex manufacturing processes.
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AI summary
The invention is a security bracket for a retail display. The security bracket has guide pins extending laterally outwardly from each side of a base member. Sliding blocks are mounted to each pair of guide pins. The sliding block also carries a vertical arm that may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly. Adjustment of the sliding blocks relative to a hand-held allows the security bracket to be used for mounting hand-helds with different footprints to a retail display.