Method and apparatus for sensitizing and desensitizing targets for electronic article surveillance systems
First Claim
1. A sensitizer for sensitizing electronic surveillance system targets of the type that have a plurality of spaced apart magnetizable elements along their length, said sensitizer comprising a base, a motor mounted in said base, a carrier mounted in said base for rotation about a given axis and connected to be rotated by said motor, and at least one permanent magnet mounted on said carrier at a location and orientation such that upon rotation of said carrier, the poles of said magnet revolve around said given axis and the magnetic field from said magnet extends out from said base and means for positioning a target to be sensitized such that magnetized elements extending along the length thereof become successively exposed to cyclically reversing magnetic fields.
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Abstract
Magnetically desensitized targets or sensor elements on protected articles are resensitized by means of rotating permanent magnets which are moved relative to the magnetized target desensitizer elements such that the elements become subjected to reversing magnetic fields of gradually decreasing intensity.
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- 1. A sensitizer for sensitizing electronic surveillance system targets of the type that have a plurality of spaced apart magnetizable elements along their length, said sensitizer comprising a base, a motor mounted in said base, a carrier mounted in said base for rotation about a given axis and connected to be rotated by said motor, and at least one permanent magnet mounted on said carrier at a location and orientation such that upon rotation of said carrier, the poles of said magnet revolve around said given axis and the magnetic field from said magnet extends out from said base and means for positioning a target to be sensitized such that magnetized elements extending along the length thereof become successively exposed to cyclically reversing magnetic fields.
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20. A method of sensitizing electronic surveillance system targets of the type that have a plurality of spaced apart magnetizable elements along their length, said method comprising the steps of causing the poles of at least one permanent magnet to revolve around a given axis to produce, in a given region, a cyclically reversing magnetic field and causing a desensitized target to enter into and exit from said reversing magnetic field.
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