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Electronic article surveillance security device

  • US 5,969,613 A
  • Filed: 01/15/1998
  • Issued: 10/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A security package affixable around or interwoven through an article to be protected from theft in combination with a key;

  • the combination comprising;

    a housing having a lock compartment, said lock compartment having an entry port and an exit port;

    a locking mechanism carried by said housing between said entry port and said exit port of said lock compartment;

    a strap having a proximate end, a distal end, and an intermediate section therebetween having a toothed surface for selective interaction with said locking mechanism, said proximate end being affixed to said housing and said distal end being selectively insertable within said lock compartment;

    said locking mechanism including at least two locking fingers extending into said housing where said fingers allow insertion of said strap therein while prohibiting removal once insertion has occurred;

    each locking finger being disposed entirely within said housing;

    said housing including an opening aligned with each of said locking fingers;

    said key having a tang for each locking finger;

    said tangs disposed so that they may be simultaneously slidably received in said openings; and

    each of said locking fingers being selectively movable from a locked position to an unlocked position, said strap being removable from said housing only when each of said fingers are in said unlocked position.

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