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ANTI-THEFT APPARATUS FOR RETAIL DISPLAY OF A LAPTOP COMPUTER
An anti-theft device for securing a laptop computer or a similar electronic device against theft. The anti-theft device has a stand that mounts onto a display surface. A pair of arms is disposed in a linear sliding relationship relative to a housing affixed to the stand. The arms terminate with inwardly grips that receive the opposing edges of a lid portion of a laptop. The arms have gear racks operatively engaged by a pinion gear, which is joined to a concentrically aligned ratchet gear. A pawl operatively engages the ratchet gear, permitting the ratchet gear and the pinion gear to rotate only in one direction, while precluding reverse rotation. Thus, the adjustable arms can inwardly retract while the pawl engages the ratchet gear, but cannot outwardly extend. A solenoid is disposed within the housing and, when energized, retracts the pawl away from the ratchet gear, thus unlocking the arms.
ANTI-THEFT APPARATUS FOR RETAIL DISPLAY OF A LAPTOP COMPUTER
An anti-theft device for securing a laptop computer or a similar electronic device against theft. The anti-theft device has a stand that mounts onto a display surface. A pair of arms is disposed in a linear sliding relationship relative to a housing affixed to the stand. The arms terminate with inwardly grips that receive the opposing edges of a lid portion of a laptop. The arms have gear racks operatively engaged by a pinion gear, which is joined to a concentrically aligned ratchet gear. A pawl operatively engages the ratchet gear, permitting the ratchet gear and the pinion gear to rotate only in one direction, while precluding reverse rotation. Thus, the adjustable arms can inwardly retract while the pawl engages the ratchet gear, but cannot outwardly extend. A solenoid is disposed within the housing and, when energized, retracts the pawl away from the ratchet gear, thus unlocking the arms.
ANTI-THEFT APPARATUS FOR RETAIL DISPLAY OF A LAPTOP COMPUTER
KELSCH CHRISTOPHER A (author) / CHAZOTTE WILLIAM CLAUDE (author) / ZHU WADE (author) / BARTHOLD DOUGLAS (author)
2025-02-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E05B
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Schlösser
ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR LAPTOP COMPUTER OR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC PRODUCT
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