Adjustable size apparatuses that secure portable electronic devices to display tables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Retail stores face high overhead costs 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.
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 the device to be locked in place, accommodating different sized rectangular portable electronic devices 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 bracket can securely fit the specific device, but the retail store needs to 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 repositioned to accommodate multiple device sizes and models within a single bracket unit, allowing one bracket to perform the security function for various devices rather than requiring separate customized brackets for each device type
Solution Approach 2:
The security bracket incorporates movable and adjustable components, specifically the adjustable arm mechanism that can be repositioned to different locations, enabling the bracket to dynamically adapt to different device sizes and configurations while maintaining secure attachment
2Ease of manufacture
If fixed-size security brackets are used, then the bracket structure is simple and cost-effective, but the bracket becomes incompatible with new device models when device sizes change, requiring frequent purchases of new brackets
Solution Approach 1:
The security bracket transforms from a fixed structure to a dynamic one by incorporating an adjustable arm that can be repositioned along the bracket body, allowing the same simple bracket design to adapt to new device models and size variations without requiring complete bracket replacement
3Reliability
If multiple customized security brackets are purchased for different device models, then each device model has a dedicated secure fit, but the overhead cost and frequency of purchases increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
A single security bracket unit with an adjustable arm can secure multiple different device models and sizes, replacing the need for multiple dedicated brackets, thereby reducing the quantity of security brackets the retail store needs to purchase and maintain while maintaining reliable security for each device
Data Source
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.