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US 12,692,726 B2Granted
Anti-theft device
OwnerAustin M. Friesinventor
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Abstract
An anti-theft device for use in deterring theft of an audio/video device mounted to a bracket which has a male and female housing with a dovetail connection.
Claims13
An anti-theft device for use in deterring theft of an audio/video device mounted to a bracket, which includes:
- a female housing portion having a recessed channel surface extending from a first side inwardly defined by an upwardly extending side surface and a laterally connecting surface through which a bolt receiving open surface extends entirely through to an outer side of said female housing portion, said laterally connecting surface further includes a first lock pin receiving surface extending at least partially into said female housing portion, wherein said bolt receiving open surface and said first lock pin receiving surface are laterally displaced on said laterally connecting surface and are not co-axially aligned;
- a male housing portion having a protruding surface of a complementary configuration to be slidably received against said recessed channel surface, and having an outwardly extending side surface and a laterally connecting surface to which respectively mate to the upwardly extending side surface and laterally connecting surface of said female housing portion when mated to one another, and a second lock pin receiving surface extending at least through said male housing portion and which is coaxially aligned with said first lock pin receiving surface when said female housing portion and male housing portion are mated;
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- a push button cam lock having a lock pin and an operably connected keyed portion which upon actuation enables movement of said lock pin to an extended position through said first and second lock pin receiving surfaces thereby preventing movement between the female and male housing portions when mated to a retracted position enabling movement between female and male make housing portions.
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An anti-theft device for use in deterring theft of an audio/video device mounted to a bracket, which includes:
- a female housing portion having a recessed channel surface extending from a first side inwardly defined by an inclined upwardly extending side surface and a laterally connecting surface through which a bolt receiving open surface extends entirely through to an outer side of said female housing portion, said laterally connecting surface further includes a first lock pin receiving surface extending at least partially into said female housing portion;
- a male housing portion having a protruding surface of a complementary configuration to be slidably received against said recessed channel surface, and having an outwardly inclined extending side surface and a laterally connecting surface which respectively mate to said upwardly inclined extending side surface and laterally connecting surface of said female housing portion when mated to one another, and a second lock pin receiving surface extending at least through said male housing portion and which is coaxially aligned with said first lock pin receiving surface when said female housing portion and male housing portion are mated;
- a push button cam lock disposed in said male housing portion having a lock pin and an operably connected keyed portion which in a retracted position permits said male housing portion to be slidably received adjacent said female housing portion and upon actuation enables movement of said lock pin to an extended position through said first and second lock pin receiving surfaces thereby preventing movement between the female housing portion and said male housing portion;
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- wherein said bolt receiving open surface and said first lock pin receiving surface are laterally displaced on said laterally connecting surface and are not co-axially aligned.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.