Gaming chip with magnetic EAS target

• US 5,406,264 A
• Filed: 04/18/1994
• Issued: 04/11/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Riley, Thomas G., Plonsky, Christopher B.
• Primary Examiner(s): SWANN III, GLEN R
• Application Number:
  US08/229,169
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 340/551, 340/572, 235/1 B, 235/1 R, 40/27.5
• US Class Current: 235/493
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 21/00 Coins coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms G07F1/06; Emergency money; Beer or gambling coins or tokens, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 1/06 Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2408 using ferromagnetic tags
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2434 Tag housing and attachment details

Abstract

A gaming chip has a disc-like body in which is disposed an amorphous magnetic marker material.

Claims

1. A gaming chip comprising:

a disc-like body;

an amorphous magnetic marker material contained within said body; and

a weighted member also contained within said body.

2. A gaming chip in accordance within claim 1, wherein:

said disc-like body has top and bottom surfaces, and a centrally located aperture extending from said top surface to said bottom surface;

said weighted member is disposed in said aperture,

and said amorphous magnetic marker material is disposed in said aperture in surrounding relationship to said weighted member.

3. A gaming chip in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:

a label covering said weighted member and said amorphous magnetic marker material and affixed to a surface of said body.

4. A gaming chip in accordance with claim 3, wherein:

said disc-like body comprises plastic.

5. A gaming chip in accordance with claim 4, wherein:

said weighted member comprises metal.

6. A gaming chip in accordance with claim 3, wherein:

said label includes identifying indicia printed thereon.