Electronic Device Security System with Threaded Fastener and Blocking Lasso
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems for electronic devices are either expensive, prone to being defeated by thieves, or not user-friendly, as they lack effective mechanical impediments and are not suitable for all device shapes and sizes.
Innovation Solution
A security system that uses a housing with threaded fasteners and an elongate element, such as a flexible cable, to block access to the fasteners, preventing them from being easily removed, and is designed to be securely attached to a support, thereby confining movement of the electronic device and preventing theft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conductive cord security system is used, then the system can detect theft attempts, but the cord is highly flexible and prone to being severed, offering no significant mechanical impediment to theft
Solution Approach 1:
The security system is divided into separate functional components: a conductive cord for detection and a rigid restrictable lasso for mechanical resistance. The lasso is segmented into multiple loops that can be extended and contracted, providing both mechanical strength and flexibility in deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the conductive cord system with a mechanical restrictable lasso system into a single integrated security device. The lasso is constructed with conductive materials that maintain electrical continuity while providing mechanical restraint, merging detection and physical security functions.
2Strength
If a mechanical restrictable lasso system is used, then mechanical impediment to theft is provided, but the system is peculiar to specific device shapes and not suitable for all electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The restrictable lasso employs dynamic loops that can be extended around various device perimeters and then contracted to secure the device. The loops can be adjusted in size and configuration to accommodate different electronic device shapes and sizes, providing adaptability while maintaining mechanical security.
3Ease of operation
If threaded fasteners are made accessible for manual turning, then ease of installation is improved, but the connection is prone to being defeated by thieves
Solution Approach 1:
A restrictable lasso with rigid structure serves as an intermediary between the threaded fastener and the external environment. The lasso physically blocks access to the fastener while allowing the fastener to remain functional for securing the device, preventing theft without compromising installation ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening mechanism is segmented into the threaded fastener for secure attachment and the restrictable lasso for physical protection. The lasso acts as a separate protective layer that prevents direct access to the fastener while maintaining the fastener's securing function.
4Strength
If a large gauge cable is used to secure the device, then mechanical strength is improved, but the cable is bulky and difficult to conceal or attach discreetly
Solution Approach 1:
The restrictable lasso employs thin, flexible loops made from lightweight conductive material that provide sufficient mechanical strength when rigidified. The thin-profile construction allows discreet attachment and concealment while maintaining the necessary security function, replacing bulky cable with slender yet strong lasso structure.
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AI summary
The combination of an electronic device and a security system for monitoring the electronic device with the security system in an operative state with respect to the electronic device. The electronic device has a port with a connector assembly through which an electrical path to the electronic device can be established and at least a first threaded opening. The security system has a housing and at least a first fastener that can be directed into the at least first threaded opening and changed from a pre-assembly position into a secured position to thereby maintain the housing in an operative position on the electronic device. At least one component is directed into the housing to block access to the at least first fastener as might allow changing of the at least first fastener from the secured position into the pre-assembly position. The housing is securable relative to a support to confine movement of the electronic device relative to the support.