Security device with a remotely actuated quick-release mechanism

A method of securing an article of merchandise using an anti-theft device, comprising:

• coupling a securing bracket to the article of merchandise, the securing bracket having a latch plate configured to releasably mate with a quick-release interface disposed on a pedestal affixed to a display counter;
• positioning a first rail disposed on an underside of the latch plate within a first longitudinal channel disposed on the quick-release interface wherein the first rail of the latch plate is configured to linearly translate within the first longitudinal channel of the quick-releasing interface, and wherein the first longitudinal channel has a flange configured to engage the first rail and configured to prevent the latch plate from being lifted from the quick-release interface;
• slidingly advancing the latch plate relative to the quick-release interface, wherein a latch is configured to engage the latch plate thereby restraining the latch plate against relative translation with respect to the quick-release interface, thus coupling the securing bracket to the quick-release interface;
• retracting the latch against a biasing force exerted onto the latch by a biasing element urging the latch toward the first position thereby_transitioning the latch from a first position in which the latch engages the latch plate into a second position in which the latch disengages the latch plate, thus enabling the first rail to slidingly retract within and exit the first longitudinal channel;
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• slidingly retracting the latch plate relative to the quick release mechanism to remove the first rail of the latch plate from the first longitudinal channel, thereby decoupling the securing bracket from the quick-release interface and removing the article of merchandise from the pedestal.