Anti-theft security case

A security system for securing an object, the system comprising:

• a housing defining a region for storing the object, the housing including a wall defining a plurality of through-holes;
• a locking member mounted along the wall, the locking member being moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
• retaining members connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position, the retaining members being arranged and configured to resiliently move into the through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position;
• an unlocking tool including unlocking members arranged and configured to fit within the through-holes, wherein the retaining members are displaced from the through-holes by pressing the unlocking members into the through-holes such that the retaining members are pressed out of the through-holes;
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• at least one of the unlocking members and the retaining members includes ramped surfaces arranged and configured to cause the locking member to move from the locked position toward the unlocked position after the retaining members have been displaced from the through-holes.

A security system for securing an object, the system comprising:

• a case defining a region for storing the object, the case including first and second opposing walls separated by a space, the first wall defining a plurality of first through-holes and the second wall defining a plurality of second through-holes;
• a locking member mounted within the space between the first and second walls, the locking member being moveable between a locked position in which the object is prevented from being removed from the case, and an unlocked position in which the object can be inserted into or removed from the case;
• first retaining members connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position, the first retaining members being arranged and configured to resiliently move into the first through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position;
• second retaining members connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position, the second retaining members being arranged and configured to resiliently move into the second through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position;
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• an unlocking tool including opposing first and second jaws, the first jaw including first unlocking members arranged and configured to fit within the first through-holes, the second jaw including second unlocking members arranged and configured to fit within the second through holes, wherein the first and second retaining members are displaced from their corresponding first and second through-holes by positioning the case between the first and second locking jaws, aligning the first unlocking members with the first through-holes and the second unlocking members with the second through-holes, and pressing the first and second jaws together such that the first and second locking members displace the first and second retaining members from their corresponding first and second through-holes.

An anti-theft storage case comprising:

• a housing defining a region for storing an object, the housing including a first wall defining a plurality of first through-holes that extend along a first dimension through the first wall;
• a locking member mounted along the first wall, the locking member being moveable along a second dimension between a locked position in which the object is prevented from being removed from the housing, and an unlocked position in which the object can be inserted into or removed from the housing, the second dimension being generally transversely aligned relative to the first dimension;
• first retaining members connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position, the first retaining members being arranged and configured to resiliently move into the first through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position;
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• the first retaining members including first ramped surfaces that face outward from the first through-holes when the locking member is in the locked position such that the first retaining members can be displaced from the first through-holes by pressing the first ramped surfaces along the first dimension, the first ramped surfaces being angled such that when the first ramped surfaces are pressed along the first dimension, the locking member is caused to move along the second dimension from the locked position toward the unlocked position.

An anti-theft storage case comprising:

• a housing defining a region for storing an object, the housing including a first piece pivotally connected to a second piece, the first and second pieces being moveable between an open position in which the object can be inserted into or removed from the housing, and a closed position;
• the first piece of the housing including first and second opposing walls separated by a space, the first wall defining a plurality of first through-holes and the second wall defining a plurality of second through-holes, the first and second through-holes extending along a first dimension respectively through the first and second walls;
• a locking member mounted within the space between the first and second walls, the locking member being moveable along a second dimension between a locked position in which the first and second pieces of the housing are locked in the closed position, and an unlocked position in which the first and second pieces of the housing can be pivoted from the closed position to the open position, the second dimension being generally transverse with respect to the first dimension;
• first retaining members connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position, the first retaining members being arranged and configured to resiliently move into the first through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position;
• second retaining members connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position, the second retaining members being arranged and configured to resiliently move into the second through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position;
• a locking tab that extends outward from the locking member in a direction generally along the second dimension;
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• a locking surface formed on the second piece of the housing, the locking surface being positioned such that when the locking member is moved to the locking position while the first and second pieces of the housing are in the closed position, the locking tab and the locking surface overlap one another, wherein contact between the locking tab and the locking surface prevents the first and second pieces of the housing from being pivoted from the closed position to the open position.