Interactive Display Mounting Plate for Hidden Anti-Theft Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Retailers face challenges in securely displaying high theft risk components like laptops and smartphones without interfering with user interaction or causing damage, while preventing unauthorized removal and minimizing marking.
Innovation Solution
A secure mounting system featuring a mounting platform with holes, adhesive-backed mounting devices with studs and fasteners, allowing for secure attachment without visible interference, using a template for alignment and easy removal without residual damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a secure mounting system is implemented to prevent unauthorized removal, then security is improved, but user interaction and viewing experience may be interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is extracted to the bottom surface of the display case, away from the visible front surface where it would interfere with user interaction. The transparent mounting plate and hidden fasteners remove the visual and physical obstruction from the user's perspective while maintaining security functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
A transparent mounting plate serves as an intermediary between the secure fastening mechanism and the displayed component. This intermediary allows the fastening system to function securely while remaining visually imperceptible, thus not interfering with user viewing or interaction experience.
2Reliability
If permanent mounting methods are used to prevent removal, then security is improved, but damage or marking to the displayed product occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a static permanent attachment to a dynamic reversible system. The fasteners can be easily removed and reinstalled multiple times without causing damage or marking to the displayed product, allowing flexible security management while preserving product integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is designed to be removable and recoverable rather than permanent. The fasteners and mounting plate can be detached without leaving residue or damage on the displayed component, enabling the product to be transferred or repositioned while maintaining its value and condition.
3Reliability
If visible mounting hardware is used to secure the component, then security is improved, but aesthetic appearance and user experience are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is made transparent, effectively changing its visual properties from opaque and visible to transparent and invisible. This allows the security hardware to be present and functional while remaining aesthetically imperceptible, preserving the clean appearance of the display case and the displayed component.
Solution Approach 2:
The visible portion of the mounting hardware is extracted or removed entirely from the front viewing surface. The fastening mechanism is positioned at the bottom rear of the display case, eliminating visual interference with the aesthetic appearance and user experience while maintaining security functionality.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively secures components while allowing full access to user interfaces and minimizing damage, deterring unauthorized removal through hidden fastening and tamper-resistant adhesives, maintaining product value.
Implementation Method 1
an adhesive secured to the planar surface and having an engagement surface for adhering to a surface of the component
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting system for securely mounting a component, comprising: a mounting platform having a support surface with plurality of mounting holes extending therethrough; a mounting device for securing the component to the mounting platform, the mounting device comprising: a mounting plate with a planar surface facing in a first direction and a stud extending in a second direction away from the first direction, the stud being configured to be inserted through the mounting holes; an adhesive secured to the planar surface and having an engagement surface for adhering to a surface of the component; a fastening device for releasably engaging a portion of the stud inserted through one of the mounting holes to releasably secure the mounting device to the mounting plate.