ANTI-THEFT DEVICE INTENDED TO BE ATTACHED TO AN ITEM SOLD OVER-THE-COUNTER
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Abstract
An antitheft device attachable to an article, formed by two parts, one part comprises a means for remote interaction with a terminal detecting passage of the device, a hinge to allow movement between a protection position, and a release position, one of the parts having, at the end opposite to the movable hinge, a needle able to move in a direction perpendicular to the mid-plane of the device, the other part comprising a housing for receiving the needle, the housing comprising lock configured to allow the release of the needle with an opener, wherein the first part has three retractable cages enabling the needle to move between a retracted position where the tip of the needle does not project beyond the internal surface of the first part, and a deployed position in which the needle is engaged in the complementary housing when the device is in the closed position.
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42 Claims
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- 22. An antitheft device configured for attachment to an article sold over the counter, formed by two parts, one of which comprises a means for remote interaction with a terminal detecting the passage of such a device, said parts being articulated by a hinge to allow movement between a protection position in which the antitheft device interacts with a part of the article to be protected in order to prevent separation of the antitheft device and the article, and a release position configured to enable the article to be removed, one of the parts having, at the end opposite to said movable hinge, a needle able to move in a direction perpendicular to the mid-plane of the device, the other part comprising a housing for receiving said needle, the housing comprising locking means configured to allow the release of said needle by means of an opener, wherein said first part has three retractable cages enabling said needle to move between a retracted position where the tip of said needle does not project beyond the internal surface of the first part, and a deployed position in which said needle is engaged in the complementary housing when the device is in the closed position.
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42. An antitheft system comprising a locking system common to a range of products, and a plurality of components forming first and second parts with variable shapes, and a locking means consisting of a first assembly comprising the cages that can be fitted together and the nail, and a second assembly consisting of the system for locking of the nail by means of balls.
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