Adjustable apparatuses that secure tablet computing devices and keyboards to display tables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing apparatuses for securing tablets to display tables do not allow for the attachment or securement of keyboards, nor do they effectively secure both tablets and keyboards to the display table, limiting their ability to accommodate devices of different sizes and preventing theft in retail settings.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable apparatus comprising a baseplate, adjustable clips, and a back support plate that securely affixes both tablets and keyboards to a display table by accommodating various dimensions through a system of teeth and slots, ensuring the components cannot be easily disassembled once assembled, thus preventing theft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing apparatuses are used to secure tablets to display tables, then tablets can be secured to prevent theft, but keyboards cannot be attached or secured to the display table
Solution Approach 1:
The security apparatus is designed with dual functionality: it can secure both tablets and keyboards to the display table simultaneously. The apparatus includes a first clamping mechanism for tablets and a second clamping mechanism for keyboards, allowing one device to perform multiple security functions rather than requiring separate apparatuses for each device type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-size security apparatuses are used, then installation is simple, but they cannot accommodate devices of different sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping mechanisms incorporate adjustable components that can dynamically adapt to different device sizes. The first clamping mechanism adjusts to accommodate various tablet dimensions, while the second clamping mechanism adjusts for different keyboard sizes. This dynamic adjustability allows the same apparatus structure to securely hold multiple device types and sizes without requiring multiple fixed-size apparatuses.
3Reliability
If tablets and keyboards are secured separately, then each device can be individually secured, but the apparatus cannot prevent unauthorized removal of the keyboard when attached to the tablet
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus merges the security functions for tablets and keyboards into a single integrated system. When a keyboard is attached to a tablet, both devices are secured to the display table through the same apparatus, creating a unified security connection. This combining approach ensures that unauthorized removal of either device requires overcoming the same security mechanism, preventing theft of the tablet-keyboard combination as a unit.
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AI summary
An apparatus for securing computing devices and keyboards to a display table. The apparatus may be adjustable to accommodate computing devices of different sizes and keyboards of different sizes. The apparatus includes a number of individual components which assemble together around the computing device and keyboard in such a way that, once assembled to the display table, the individual components may not be adjusted or removed, thus securing the computing device and keyboard to the display table.