Versatile garment security device

• US 4,598,827 A
• Filed: 01/14/1985
• Issued: 07/08/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Protex International Corporation (Vanguard Protex Global)
• Original Assignee: Check MATE Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Keifer, Terry A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gibson, Jr., Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US06/691,072
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 211/4, 211/7, 70/58, 70/18, 70/59, 70/60, 70/62
• US Class Current: 211/4
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 69/006 Lockable hangers or hanger racks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5013 Canes, umbrellas, apparel

Abstract

A system for securing display items to a fixture or the like comprising a housing adapted to be secured to the fixture, a plurality of elongated cables for securing the display items to the fixture, each cable having means at one end securing it to the display item and detachably secured in the housing at its opposite end, means defining cable retention and release channel means in said housing for a plurality of said cables, said channel means having an enlarged entrance portion and being of a configuration to permit insertion and removal of said opposite end of any one of said cables whereby any one of said cables may be inserted or removed individually and locking means actuatable between a position blocking said entrance portion of said channel means and a second position permitting movement of cables from said channel means through said entrance portion.

Claims

1. A system for securing display items to a fixture or the like comprising a housing adapted to be secured to the fixture, a plurality of elongated cables for securing the display items to the fixture, each cable having means at one end securing it to the display item and detachably secured in the housing at its opposite end, means defining cable retention and release channel means in said housing for a plurality of said cables, said channel means having an enlarged entrance portion and being of a configuration including a manifold channel and at least two branch channels disposed angularly relative to said manifold channel, to permit insertion and removal of said opposite end of any one of said cables whereby any one of said cables may be inserted or removed individually and locking means actuatable between a position blocking said entrance portion of said channel means and a second position permitting movement of cables from said channel means through said entrance portion, said cable retention and release channel means comprising at least one elongated manifold channel of predetermined cross section having a series of pairs of brahcn channels of similar cross section emanating from said manifold channel and an entrance slot portion at one end of said manifold channel of greater cross sectional opening than said manifold channel, and wherein said cable is of predetermined cross section less than the channels and the cable securing means at said opposite end is of said greater cross section than said channels and of a cross section to permit insertion and removal through said entrance slot portion.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cable retention and release channel means is of Christimas-tree configuration comprising an elongated central stem portion and downwardly divergent branch channel portions extending on opposite sides of said central stem portion and wherein the upper tip of said central stem channel portion is of circular cross sectional shape having a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the spherical locking element at said opposite end of the cable.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, including key operated latch or locking means mounted in said housing and a cam member operatively associated therewith operable between a position permitting assembly and removal of cable means into said cable retention channel means and a position blocking assembling of said cables therein.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing is of polygonal configuration, defining a plurality of panels each of said panels having a cable retention channel means formed therein.

5. A system as claimed in claim 4, said housing including a bottom wall, means defining a central opening in the bottom wall of said housing providing access to the interior of said housing for assembling and disassembling said cam and key actuating means.

6. A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said cam member is of generally circular configuration and is of an outer diameter closely adjacent the inner wall of said housing and having at least one recess in the periphery thereof, said recess alignable with said cable retention channel means to permit assembly and disassembly of cables therein and a position wherein the outer periphery of the disk lies closely adjacent the channel means to block assembly and disassembly of cables.

7. A system for securing display items to a fixture or the like comprising a housing adapted to be secured to the fixture, a plurality of elongated cables for securing the display items to the fixture, each cable having means at one end securing it to the display item and detachably secured in the hosuing at its opposite end, means defining cable retention and release channel means in said housing for a plurality of said cables, said channel means having an enlarged entrance portion and being of a configuration including a manifold channel and at least two branch channels disposed at an angle to a plane extending transversely to said manifold channel to permit insertion and removal of said opposite end of any one of said cables whereby any one of said cables may be inserted or removed individually and locking means actuatable between a position blocking said entrance portion of said channel means and a second position permitting movement of cables from said channel means through said entrance portion.