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Detection label for an anti-shop-lifting system

  • US 5,068,641 A
  • Filed: 02/23/1990
  • Issued: 11/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A detection label for an anti-shoplifting system attachable to an article to be safeguarded comprising:

  • a housing;

    a fixed clip on said housing having a part thereof spaced from a part of said housing forming a slot in said housing for insertion of a part of the article to be safeguarded;

    a needle in said housing having a shank, an article piercing tip on one end thereof and a head on the other end thereof for attaching the detection label to the article in a secured position;

    operating means movably mounted in said housing and engaging said needle for moving said needle and said tip thereof toward said clip into said secured position;

    guiding means in said housing for guiding said needle during said movement of said needle;

    a cavity in said clip for receiving said tip of said needle in said secured position;

    locking means for locking said needle in said secured position; and

    electrical circuit means in said housing detectable by an electromagnetic interrogation field;

    said operating means comprising a push button engageable with said head of said needle; and

    said guiding means comprising a fabric clamping device resiliently coupled to said push button and having a bore therein through which said shank of said needle extends.

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