Release techniques for a security tag
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1. A security tag, comprising a tag housing;
- a tack body; and
a linear clamp disposed within said tag housing to retain said tack body, said linear clamp to move in a substantially linear direction in response to force to release said tack body from said linear clamp.
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Abstract
Techniques to release a security tag are described.
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69 Claims
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1. A security tag, comprising
a tag housing; -
a tack body; and
a linear clamp disposed within said tag housing to retain said tack body, said linear clamp to move in a substantially linear direction in response to force to release said tack body from said linear clamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A linear clamp for a security tag, comprising:
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a clamp body having slots at each end of said body;
a spring arm attached to a first edge of said clamp body; and
a tack retaining body to retain a tack body. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A security system, comprising:
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a security tag having a linear clamp;
a monitoring system to detect said security tag; and
an alert system to communicate an alert if said monitoring system detects said security tag. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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