Electronic Article Surveillance Carrier and Tag
First Claim
1. An electronic article surveillance apparatus, comprising:
- an electronic article surveillance unit,an enclosure comprised of an attaching portion and a removable portion,said attaching portion having a contact surface with an adhesive element on it for attaching said enclosure to an item to be protected, said contact surface having an aperture for receiving said electronic article surveillance unit into said enclosure;
said removable portion being removably joined to said attaching portion at a joint to form said enclosure.
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Abstract
An electronic article surveillance (EAS) apparatus is comprised of a carrier and an EAS unit. The carrier receives the EAS unit and has an adhesive element on one of its surfaces to attach to an item to be protected. The EAS unit may have several electronic components including, among others, an EAS coil, a microprocessor, communication elements, a switch, a battery, and an audible alarm generator. The EAS unit can be removed from a protected item by opening, or parting, the carrier. Once the carrier is opened the EAS unit can be retrieved for reuse. External devices can be used to communicate with and disarm the EAS unit. If an EAS unit is removed without being disarmed, a switch detects the change in status and an audible alarm is generated.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. An electronic article surveillance apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic article surveillance unit, an enclosure comprised of an attaching portion and a removable portion, said attaching portion having a contact surface with an adhesive element on it for attaching said enclosure to an item to be protected, said contact surface having an aperture for receiving said electronic article surveillance unit into said enclosure; said removable portion being removably joined to said attaching portion at a joint to form said enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic article surveillance apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic article surveillance unit, and an enclosure having a contact surface and one or more exposed surfaces, said contact surface having an adhesive element on it for attaching said enclosure to an item to be protected and said contact surface having an aperture for receiving said electronic article surveillance unit into said enclosure, at least one of said one or more exposed surfaces having at least one parting score to facilitate parting of said at least one of said one or more exposed surfaces to remove said electronic article surveillance unit from said item to be protected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An electronic article surveillance apparatus, comprising:
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a carrier comprising a top panel, a flange, and one or more sides, said top panel comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and one or more edges, said flange having a top surface, a bottom surface with an adhesive element on it, and an aperture having one or more edges and generally matching the size and shape of said top panel, said bottom surface of said flange being adhesively attachable to an item to be protected, one of said one or more sides attaching to the bottom surface of said panel at one of said one or more edges of said top panel, extending to a respective one of said one or more edges of said aperture in said flange and attaching to said top surface of said flange, each said one or more sides having a parting score between said top panel and said flange, said top panel and said one or more sides defining a void, and; an electronic article surveillance unit sized and shaped to fit in said void, wherein; said parting score in each said one or more sides allows said top panel and adjoining sections of said one or more sides to be separated from said flange and adjoining sections of said one or more sides to allow removal of said at least one electronic article surveillance unit from an item being protected. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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