Portable Security Case Mounting Bracket for Quick Access Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable security cases for valuables, such as firearms, lack a system that provides both easy access to authorized users and secure fastening to fixed locations, often forcing users to choose between security and portability, with no solution offering simultaneous quick access and secure attachment to multiple locations.
Innovation Solution
A portable security case with a data input interface that operates rail locks, allowing users to easily secure and access contents while also securely fastening and unfastening the case to multiple fixed locations using a mounting bracket system with a post lock and receiver mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If security cases are designed for good security with fixed mounting, then security is improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The security case is divided into separable components: the case body with mounting brackets and the removable security lock mechanism. This allows the case to be mounted securely in fixed locations while enabling easy removal and portability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from static permanent attachment to dynamic removable attachment. The security case can be securely mounted to fixed locations using integrated mounting brackets and locks, but can also be quickly removed and transported to different locations, providing both security and portability.
2Ease of operation
If security cases are designed for quick access, then ease of operation is improved, but security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The security case employs pre-positioned quick-release latches and a programmable electronic lock system that is ready for immediate operation. Authorized users can quickly access contents through pre-programmed access codes or biometric authentication, eliminating the need for complex manual locking mechanisms while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional mechanical key locks are replaced with electronic locking mechanisms controlled by programmable access codes, keypads, or biometric sensors. This substitution enables faster access for authorized users while maintaining or enhancing security levels through multiple authentication methods and audit trail capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If security cases are made portable without fixed mounting, then portability is improved, but ability to secure to fixed location deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The security case integrates multiple functions into a single device: it can be securely mounted to fixed locations using integrated mounting brackets and locks, or it can be easily removed and transported portably. The same case provides both stationary security and mobile portability depending on user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
Mounting brackets and removable lock mechanisms serve as intermediaries between the security case and fixed locations. These components enable secure attachment when needed, but can be easily disengaged to allow portability, acting as a mediator between the conflicting requirements of fixed securement and portability.
Data Source
AI summary
A security case and mounting bracket, including at least some of a base, a cavity defined within at least a portion of the base, a lid pivotable between an open position and a closed position, in the closed position the lid covers the cavity, a receiver extends from two opposing exterior sides of the base, and an elongate receiver groove extends along each receiver; the mounting bracket has a bottom portion and two extending arms, a rail element extends from an interior surface of each extending arm and is mateable with the elongate receiver grooves so as to be slidably received within one of the elongate receiver grooves; various locking mechanisms are controlled by a controller electrically connected to a data input interface, the controller is able to simultaneously or independently control the locking mechanisms to allow the security case to be unlocked and/or removed from the mounting bracket.