Electronic article surveillance marker assembly

• US 20060077061A1
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: B&G International Products Ltd.
• Original Assignee: B & G Plastics Incorporated
• Inventors: Kolton, Chester, Norman, Michael, Whittemore, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 7,095,327 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2434 Tag housing and attachment details

Abstract

An electronic article surveillance assembly comprises an upstanding housing having a closed ceiling and a floor having a continuous peripheral portion bounding a central floor opening, the housing having an interior cavity communicating with the central floor opening, an EAS marker being disposed in the housing interior cavity, the housing defining a sidewall extending from the ceiling to the continuous peripheral floor portion and tapered to form the housing with a periphery having a V-shaped cross-section. Further provided is, in combination, an electronic article surveillance assembly comprising an upstanding housing having a closed ceiling and a floor having a continuous peripheral portion bounding a central floor opening, the housing having an interior cavity communicating with the central floor opening, an EAS marker being disposed in the housing interior cavity, the housing defining a sidewall extending from the ceiling to the continuous peripheral floor portion and tapered to form the housing with a periphery having a V-shaped cross-section and an article of manufacture, the continuous floor peripheral portion being secured to an exterior surface of the article of manufacture.

Claims

1. An electronic article surveillance assembly comprising an upstanding housing having a closed ceiling and a floor having a continuous peripheral portion bounding a central floor opening, said housing having an interior cavity communicating with said central floor opening, a bottom closure member secured to an interior surface of said floor continuous peripheral portion and an EAS marker being disposed in said housing interior cavity, said housing defining a sidewall extending from said ceiling to said continuous peripheral floor portion and tapered to form said housing with a periphery having a V shaped cross section wherein said continuous floor peripheral portion is of arcuate configuration.

5. The electronic article surveillance assembly claimed in claim 1, wherein said ceiling is of common arcuate configuration with said continuous floor peripheral portion.

6. The electronic article surveillance assembly claimed in claim 5, further including a bottom closure member secured to an interior surface of said floor continuous peripheral portion, said bottom closure member being of common arcuate configuration with said continuous floor peripheral portion.

7. The electronic article surveillance assembly claimed in claim 6, further including an adhesive layer disposed on said bottom closure member and said floor continuous peripheral portion, said adhesive layer being of common arcuate configuration with said continuous floor peripheral portion.

2-4. -4. (canceled)

8. In combination:

(a) an electronic article surveillance assembly comprising an upstanding housing having a closed ceiling and a floor having a continuous peripheral portion bounding a central floor opening, said housing having an interior cavity communicating with said central floor opening, an EAS marker being disposed in said housing interior cavity, said continuous floor having an arcuate surface housing defining a sidewall extending from said ceiling to said continuous peripheral floor portion and tapered to form said housing with a periphery having a V shaped cross section; and

(b) an article of manufacture having an arcuate portion, said continuous floor peripheral portion being secured to said arcuate portion an exterior surface of said article of manufacture.

9. The invention claimed in claim 8, further including a bottom closure member secured to an interior surface of said floor continuous peripheral portion.

10. The invention claimed in claim 9, further including an adhesive layer disposed on said bottom closure member and said floor continuous peripheral portion.

11. The invention claimed in claim 8, wherein said exterior surface of said article of manufacture and said continuous floor peripheral portion are of common arcuate configuration.

12. The invention claimed in claim 11, wherein said ceiling is of common arcuate configuration with said continuous floor peripheral portion and said exterior surface of said article of manufacture.

13. The invention claimed in claim 12, further including a bottom closure member secured to an interior surface of said floor continuous peripheral portion, said bottom closure member being of common arcuate configuration with said continuous floor peripheral portion and said exterior surface of said article of manufacture.

14. The invention claimed in claim 13, further including an adhesive layer disposed on said bottom closure member and said floor continuous peripheral portion, said adhesive layer being of common arcuate configuration with said continuous floor peripheral portion and said exterior surface of said article of manufacture.

15. A housing for supporting an electronic marker comprising:

a housing having an interior cavity for supporting said electronic marker, said housing formed to have having an arcuate bottom surface for securement to an article of manufacture having an arcuate portion.

16. A housing of claim 15 wherein said housing includes side walls bounding said bottom surface, said side walls defining a V-shaped cross section.

17. A housing of claim 15 wherein said electronic marker is an article surveillance marker.