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US 8,943,861 B2Granted
Lens theft protection device
AssigneeGary Fong Photographic, Inc.
InventorGary M. Fong
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Abstract
A theft prevention device including a housing comprising a base and a cam ring, the cam ring comprising at least one cam; an actuator rotatably coupled to the housing, wherein the actuator has a side wall defining a central space configured to receive an object; a coupler generally between the housing and the actuator, the coupler having teeth configured to engage the object in the central space; wherein the theft prevention device has an engaging orientation in which the coupler contacts the cam and wherein the teeth protrude from the side wall of the actuator.
Claims11
A theft prevention device comprising:
- a base;
- a cam ring directly connected to the base, the cam ring comprising a side wall having at least one cam extending along an interior-facing surface of the side wall;
- an actuator rotatably located between the base and the cam ring, wherein the actuator has a side wall defining a central space configured to receive an object and wherein an exterior-facing surface of the side wall of the actuator is adjacent to the interior-facing surface of the side wall of the cam ring;
- a coupler generally between the cam ring and the actuator, the coupler having teeth configured to engage the object in the central space;
- wherein the theft prevention device has an engaging orientation in which the coupler contacts the cam and wherein the teeth protrude from the side wall of the actuator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.