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US 11,412,865 · App. 16/842,419 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Apparatuses that secure wearables to display tables and other display surfaces

Inventors: Paul F. Chapuis (Woodside, CA); Steven D. Penny (Oakland, CA); Sean A. Naderzad (San Jose, CA)

Assignee: OnQ Solutions, Inc.

A47F7/022 A47F5/04 A47F7/024 F16M11/00 G08B13/14 A47F5/16 A47F2005/0075 A47F2005/165

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Patent No.: US 11,412,865
App. No.: 16/842,419
Granted: Aug 16, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Security apparatuses disclosed herein selectively secure a wearable device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface. The security apparatus comprises a neck, a support shelf, and a brace. The neck includes first and second neck portions configured to be selectively attached to and detached from one another. The support shelf includes first and second shelf portions, attached respectively, to upper ends of the first and second neck portions. The brace includes first and second brace elements configured to be selectively attached respectively to the first and second shelf portions, while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another. The brace is configured to encase at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device to thereby secure the wearable device to the support shelf.

Claims (63)

1. A security apparatus adapted to selectively secure a wearable device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the security apparatus comprising:

a neck including first and second neck portions configured to be selectively attached to and detached from one another;

a support shelf including first and second shelf portions, the first shelf portion fixedly attached to an upper end of the first neck portion, and the second shelf portion fixedly attached to an upper end of the second neck portion;

a brace including first and second brace elements, the first brace element configured to be selectively attached to the first shelf portion while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another, and the second brace element configured to be selectively attached to the second shelf portion while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another;

the brace configured to encase at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device to thereby secure the wearable device to the support shelf, while the first and second brace elements are attached to the first and second shelf portions, respectively, and the first and second neck portions of the neck are attached to one another;

one or more fasteners configured to selectively attach the first and second neck portions to one another;

a collar configured to be slid over and encase peripheries of the first and second neck portions while the first and second neck portions are attached to one another by the one or more fasteners, thereby covering the first and second neck portions and the one or more fasteners; and

one or more further fasteners extending from and/or attached to a lower end of at least one of the neck portions, the one or more further fasteners configured to be used to secure the security apparatus to a tabletop of a display table or another display surface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

after the first and second brace elements of the brace have been attached to the first and second shelf portions of the support shelf, and the first and second neck portions have been attached to one another while at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device is encased within the brace, the housing of the wearable device cannot be removed from the brace so long as the first and second neck portion continue to be attached to another.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

after the collar has been slid over the first and second neck portions that have been attached to one another, the first and second neck portions cannot be removed from one another so long as the collar continues to cover the first and second neck portions; and

after the first and second brace elements of the brace have been attached respectively to the first and second shelf portions of the support shelf, and the first and second neck portions have been attached to one another while at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device is encased within the brace, the housing of the wearable device cannot be removed from the brace so long as the first and second neck portions continue to be attached to another, and thus, so long as the collar continues to cover the first and second neck portions.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the brace is also configured to encase at least a portion of a charger that is adjacent to an underside of the wearable device, thereby enabling the charger to be used to charge the wearable device while the wearable device is secured to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface by the security apparatus.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first and second brace elements includes a respective side opening that allows straps extending from opposing sides of a housing of a wearable device to extend through the side openings while the first and second brace elements encase at least a portion of the housing of the wearable device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:

at least one of the first and second brace elements of the brace also include one or more button openings that allow one or more buttons on a housing of a wearable device to be accessed by a person while at least a portion of the housing of the wearable device is encased by the brace.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the neck holds the support shelf, and any wearable device whose housing is at least partially encased by the brace that is attached to the support shelf, at a distance above a tabletop of a display table or other display surface.

8. A security apparatus adapted to selectively secure a wearable device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the security apparatus comprising:

a neck including first and second neck portions configured to be selectively attached to and detached from one another;

wherein the brace is configured to encase at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device to thereby secure the wearable device to the support shelf, while the first and second brace elements are attached to the first and second shelf portions, respectively, and the first and second neck portions of the neck are attached to one another;

wherein each of the first and second shelf portions includes one or more respective openings;

wherein each of the first and second brace elements includes one or more respective hooks extending from an underside thereof;

wherein the one or more respective hooks of the first brace element is/are configured to be inserted into the one or more respective openings in the first shelf portion; and

wherein the one or more respective hooks of the second brace element is/are configured to be inserted into the one or more respective openings in the second shelf portion.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:

each of the first and second neck portions includes an upper neck opening proximate to where the first and second shelf portions are attached, respectively, to the first and second neck portions.

10. A security apparatus adapted to selectively secure a wearable device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the security apparatus comprising:

a neck including first and second neck portions configured to be selectively attached to and detached from one another;

a support shelf attached to an upper end of the neck, the support shelf including first and second shelf portions, the first shelf portion fixedly attached to an upper end of the first neck portion, and the second shelf portion fixedly attached to an upper end of the second neck portion;

a brace including first and second brace elements that are selectively attachable to the support shelf and are configured to encase at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device and secure the wearable device to the support shelf; and

a collar configured to be slid over and encase peripheries of the first and second neck portions while the first and second neck portions are attached to one another;

wherein the neck holds the support shelf, and any wearable device whose housing is at least partially encased by the brace that is attached to the support shelf, at a distance above a tabletop of a display table or other display surface; and

wherein after the first and second brace elements of the brace have been attached to the support shelf, the first and second neck portions have been attached to one another while at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device is encased within the brace, and the collar has been slid over the first and second neck portions that have been attached to one another, the first and second neck portions cannot be removed from one another so long as the collar continues to cover the first and second neck portions.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

the first brace element is configured to be selectively attached to the first shelf portion while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another; and

the second brace element is configured to be selectively attached to the second shelf portion while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

after the first and second brace elements of the brace have been attached respectively to the first and second shelf portions of the support shelf, and the first and second neck portions have been attached to one another while at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device is encased within the brace, the housing of the wearable device cannot be removed from the brace so long as the collar continues to cover the first and second neck portions.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising:

a charger configured to wirelessly charge the wearable device using electromagnetic, inductive or radio frequency (RF) charging;

wherein the brace is also configured to encase at least a portion of the charger that is adjacent to the wearable device, thereby enabling the charger to be used to charge the wearable device while the wearable device is secured to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface by the security apparatus.

15. A security apparatus adapted to selectively secure a wearable device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the security apparatus comprising:

first and second neck portions configured to be selectively attached to and detached from one another;

first and second shelf portions, the first shelf portion fixedly attached to an upper end of the first neck portion, and the second shelf portion fixedly attached to an upper end of the second neck portion;

first and second brace elements, the first brace element configured to be selectively attached to the first shelf portion while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another, and the second brace element configured to be selectively attached to the second shelf portion while the first and second neck portions are detached from one another;

the first and second brace elements configured to encase at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device to thereby secure the wearable device to the first and second shelf portion, while the first and second brace elements are attached to the first and second shelf portions, respectively, and the first and second neck portions are attached to one another; and

a collar configured to be slid over and encase peripheries of the first and second neck portions while the first and second neck portions are attached to one another;

wherein after the collar has been slid over the first and second neck portions that have been attached to one another, the first and second neck portions cannot be removed from one another so long as the collar continues to cover the first and second neck portions; and

wherein after the first and second brace elements of the brace have been attached respectively to the first and second shelf portions, and the first and second neck portions have been attached to one another while at least a portion of a housing of a wearable device is encased within the brace, a housing of a wearable device cannot be removed from the brace so long as the collar continues to cover the first and second neck portions.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising:

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

the first and second neck portions hold any wearable device whose housing is at least partially encased by the first and second brace elements, at a distance above a tabletop of a display table or other display surface.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2020

From: CHAPUIS, PAUL F.; PENNY, STEVEN D.; NADERZAD, SEAN A.

To: ONQ SOLUTIONS, INC.

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Continuity (1)

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