Display stand for a tablet computer
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1. A display stand for securing a tablet computer from unauthorized removal or theft, the display stand comprising:
- a sleeve configured to at least partially receive a tablet computer therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a sleeve locking member; and
a base comprising an electronic lock configured to releasably engage the sleeve in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the sleeve and the tablet computer from the base and to disengage the sleeve in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the sleeve and the tablet computer to be removed from the base, wherein the base comprises a base locking member biased towards the locked configuration and configured to be biased into engagement with the sleeve locking member when the sleeve is positioned on the base, wherein the base is configured to charge the tablet computer via contact charging or inductive charging, wherein the tablet computer is configured to be selectively positioned on the base in the locked configuration in one of a plurality of display orientations.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a display stand for securing a tablet computer from unauthorized removal or theft. The display stand may include a sleeve configured to at least partially receive a tablet computer therein and a base configured to releasably engage the sleeve. The base may be configured to engage the sleeve in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the sleeve and the tablet computer from the base and to disengage the sleeve in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the sleeve and the tablet computer to be removed from the base.
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1. A display stand for securing a tablet computer from unauthorized removal or theft, the display stand comprising:
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a sleeve configured to at least partially receive a tablet computer therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a sleeve locking member; and a base comprising an electronic lock configured to releasably engage the sleeve in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the sleeve and the tablet computer from the base and to disengage the sleeve in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the sleeve and the tablet computer to be removed from the base, wherein the base comprises a base locking member biased towards the locked configuration and configured to be biased into engagement with the sleeve locking member when the sleeve is positioned on the base, wherein the base is configured to charge the tablet computer via contact charging or inductive charging, wherein the tablet computer is configured to be selectively positioned on the base in the locked configuration in one of a plurality of display orientations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 37, 38)
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16. A method for securing a tablet computer from unauthorized removal or theft, the method comprising:
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positioning a tablet computer within a sleeve; positioning the sleeve on a base such that the sleeve and the tablet computer are locked to the base with an electronic lock so as to prevent removal of the sleeve and the tablet computer from the base, wherein the base comprises a base locking member biased towards the locked configuration and configured to be biased into engagement with a sleeve locking member when the sleeve is positioned on the base; charging the tablet computer with the base via contact charging or inductive charging; selectively positioning the sleeve and the tablet computer in one of a plurality of predetermined display orientations while locked to the base; and unlocking the electronic lock so as to allow the sleeve and the tablet computer to be removed from the base. - View Dependent Claims (17, 24, 25, 26, 39)
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27. A system for securing a tablet computer from unauthorized removal or theft, the system comprising:
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a sleeve configured to at least partially receive a tablet computer therein, wherein the sleeve comprises a sleeve locking member; and a base comprising an electronic lock configured to releasably engage the sleeve in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the sleeve and the tablet computer from the base and to disengage the sleeve in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the sleeve and the tablet computer to be removed from the base, wherein the base comprises a base locking member configured to engage the sleeve locking member, the base locking member comprising a plurality of locking studs biased towards the locked configuration and each configured to engage the sleeve locking member when the sleeve is positioned on the base. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40)
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