Security system for a portable device
First Claim
1. In combination:
- a) a portable device; and
b) a security system comprising a first holding portion and a second holding portion spaced from the first holding portion, the first and second holding portions being movable relative to each other to selectively change a spacing distance between the first and second holding portions, the first and second holding portions captively engaging the portable device with the first and second holding portions in an engaged state and movable relative to each other from the engaged state to a release state;
a setting mechanism which can be selectively placed in a secured state and an unsecured state, the setting mechanism in the secured state causing the first and second holding portions to be maintained relative to each other in the engaged state, the setting mechanism in the unsecured state allowing the first and second holding elements to be moved relative to each other from the engaged state into the release state; and
an access assembly having first and second states, the access assembly in the first state permitting the setting mechanism to be changed from the secured state into the unsecured state, the access assembly in the second state preventing the setting mechanism from being changed from the secured state into the unsecured state.
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Abstract
The combination of a portable device and a security system. The security system has a first holding portion and a second holding portion spaced from the first holding portion. The first and second holding portions are movable relative to each other to selectively change a spacing distance between the first and second holding portions. The first and second holding portions captively engage the portable device with the first and second holding portions in an engaged state and are movable relative to each other from the engaged state to a release state. A setting mechanism can be selectively placed in a secured state and an unsecured state. The setting mechanism in the secured state causes the first and second holding portions to be maintained relative to each other in the engaged state. The setting mechanism in the unsecured state allows the first and second holding elements to be moved relative to each other from the engaged state into the release state. An access assembly has first and second states. In the first state, the access assembly permits the setting mechanism to be changed from the secured state into the unsecured state. The access assembly in the second state prevents the setting mechanism from being changed from the secured state into the unsecured state.
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36 Claims
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1. In combination:
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a) a portable device; and
b) a security system comprising a first holding portion and a second holding portion spaced from the first holding portion, the first and second holding portions being movable relative to each other to selectively change a spacing distance between the first and second holding portions, the first and second holding portions captively engaging the portable device with the first and second holding portions in an engaged state and movable relative to each other from the engaged state to a release state;
a setting mechanism which can be selectively placed in a secured state and an unsecured state, the setting mechanism in the secured state causing the first and second holding portions to be maintained relative to each other in the engaged state, the setting mechanism in the unsecured state allowing the first and second holding elements to be moved relative to each other from the engaged state into the release state; and
an access assembly having first and second states, the access assembly in the first state permitting the setting mechanism to be changed from the secured state into the unsecured state, the access assembly in the second state preventing the setting mechanism from being changed from the secured state into the unsecured state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of securing a portable device using a security system comprising first and second holding portions, a setting mechanism and an access assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
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relatively repositioning the first and second holding portions into a release state;
placing the portable device in a preassembly position relative to the first and second holding portions with the first and second holding portions in the release state;
with the portable device in the preassembly position relatively repositioning the first and second holding portions from the release state into an engaged state wherein the portable device is held by the first and second holding portions;
placing the setting mechanism in an unsecured state wherein the first and second holding portions can be moved relative to each other between the engaged and release states;
placing the access assembly in a first state wherein the setting mechanism can be accessed at a first location to change the setting mechanism between the unsecured state and a secured state wherein the setting mechanism causes the first and second holding portions to be maintained in a desired relative position;
with the first and second holding portions in the engaged state and the access assembly in the first state accessing the setting mechanism at the first location and changing the setting mechanism from the unsecured state into the secured state; and
changing the access assembly from the first state into the second state to thereby prevent access to the setting mechanism at the first location to change the setting mechanism from the secured state into the unsecured state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A security system for a portable device, the security system comprising:
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a first holding portion and a second holding portion spaced from the first holding portion, the first and second holding portions being movable relative to each other to selectively change a spacing distance between the first and second holding portions, the first and second holding portions capable of engaging a portable device with the first and second holding portions in an engaged state and movable relative to each other from the engaged state to a release state;
a setting mechanism which can be selectively placed in a secured state and an unsecured state, the setting mechanism in the secured state causing the first and second holding portions to be maintained relative to each other in the engaged state, the setting mechanism in the unsecured state allowing the first and second holding elements to be moved relative to each other from the engaged state into the release state; and
an access assembly having first and second states, the access assembly in the first state permitting the setting mechanism to be changed from the secured state into the unsecured state, the access assembly in the second state preventing the setting mechanism from being changed from the secured state into the unsecured state. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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