Security TV Wall Rack With Concealed Mounting Hardware
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing television mounting systems for wall installations lack effective tamper-proof features, making it easy for thieves to steal televisions by removing the mount from the wall or the wall rack itself, especially in insecure public areas like the hospitality industry.
Innovation Solution
A security television wall rack with hingedly connected security covers over mounting holes and a mechanism involving a pin and aperture system that locks the mount plate in a retracted position, preventing access to the mounting hardware, combined with a rotatable arm support system for the television mount.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional wall mount products are used to fix a flat screen television onto a wall, then the television can be mounted on the wall, but the mounting hardware remains accessible and can be easily removed by thieves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the mounting holes and security fasteners from general access and places them within a protected enclosure (the rack with security covers). The mounting hardware is taken out of the public domain and placed behind physical barriers that require specific tools or actions to access, thereby preventing casual theft while maintaining installation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The security covers act as an intermediary barrier between the thief and the mounting hardware. These covers physically intercept attempts to access the mounting holes and require specific actions (removing the cover, using tools) to bypass, thereby mediating between the need for security and the need for installation access.
2Reliability
If the wall rack is made secure against removal, then theft is prevented, but the complexity of the mounting system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wall rack is segmented into distinct functional components: the main rack structure, security covers for protecting mounting holes, and a separate mount plate assembly with locking mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while keeping the overall system manageable and installable, rather than creating a single complex monolithic structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The security covers are pre-installed on the rack before the television is mounted. This preliminary action ensures that the mounting holes are protected from the outset, preventing thieves from accessing the hardware during or after installation without requiring additional security measures to be added later.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mount plate is made adjustable for different positions, then versatility is improved, but the risk of unauthorized dismounting increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pin-based locking mechanism provides preliminary anti-action against unauthorized dismounting. The pin physically blocks the mount plate from being removed from the rack, preventing thieves from easily detaching the television even if they access the mounting area. This preliminary protective action counteracts the potential harm of easy dismounting that adjustable mechanisms might enable.
Data Source
AI summary
A security wall rack and television mount combination is described to deter or prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the back of a television or the wall mount that supports the television and to deter or prevent theft of a television. The wall mount includes security covers that are rotatably attached to the frame that cover the location where screws will secure the frame to a wall or other surface. The mount is rotatably attached to the frame and provides for the system to be locked in place in a nested way.