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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Christopher A. Kelsch, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Vanguard Products Group, Inc., Oldsmar, FL (US);
Christopher A. Kelsch, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
John N. Figh, Jr., Oldsmar, FL (US);
Matthew Kuntz, Tampa, FL (US);
Lucas P. Swartwood, San Jose, CA (US);
Wade Zhu, Westchase, FL (US);
Volodymyr Andreev, Lviv, UA;
Peter D. Iezzi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Andriy Los, Lviv, UA;
Vanguard Products Group, Inc., Oldsmar, FL (US);
Abstract
An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. The anti-theft device includes two pairs of arms slidingly disposed within the housing. Grips are disposed on distal ends of the arms and are configured to receive and secure edges of an article of merchandise. A locking mechanism is disposed within the housing of the anti-theft device. The locking mechanism includes two locking components in a sliding configuration with respect to one another. Complimentary gear teeth are disposed on the outer edges of the locking component and the inner edges of the arms. An actuator transitions the locking components between a first unlocked configuration in which the gear teeth of the locking components are retracted away from the gear teeth of the arms, and a second locked configuration in which the gear teeth of the locking components engage the gear teeth of the arms.