Patent ID: 8749194

Claim:
A retail display device for use with a plurality of inductively charged electronic devices having a secondary coil and a rechargeable battery, said retail display device comprising: a cable assembly having a length defined by a first and second end including at least one electrical conductor; a mounting member adapted to receive said first end of said cable assembly, said mounting member adapted to be affixed to said plurality of inductively charged electronic devices; a primary coil for electromagnetic field coupling disposed within said mounting member and in electrical communication with said at least one conductor of said cable assembly, whereby said primary coil forms an electromagnetic field coupling with said secondary coil of said plurality of inductively charged electronic devices so as to inductively convey energy for charging said rechargeable battery; a secondary electrical circuit disposed within said mounting member; a mechanical button in electrical communication with said secondary electrical circuit, said mechanical button having a first compressed and a second decompressed positions, whereby said secondary electrical circuit is closed when said mechanical button is in said first compressed position and opened when said mechanical button is in said second open position, said mechanical button being configured to be in said first compressed position while said mounting member is affixed to said inductively charged electronic device; and an alarm module in electrical communication with said secondary electrical circuit, said alarm module configured to detect said secondary electrical circuit being opened, whereby disengaging said mounting member from said inductively charged electronic device activates an alarm.