EAS pedestal and method for making the same
First Claim
1. An upstanding pedestal assembly for an electronic article surveillance system, comprising:
- (a) an antenna;
(b) an electronic assembly;
(c) a support member having first and second recesses, said antenna being seated in said first recess, said electronic assembly being seated in said second recess;
(d) first and second bumpers secured to sides of said support member;
(e) a top cap member secured to said support member; and
(f) first and second covers secured to said support member to jointly enclose front and rear sides of said support member;
upper ends of said first and second covers being circumscribed by said top cap member and said bumpers abutting said covers and applying transverse compressive force thereto.
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Abstract
A pedestal assembly for an EAS system comprises an antenna, an electronic assembly, and a support member having at least first and second recesses. The antenna is seated in the first recess and the electronic assembly is seated in the second recess. Bumpers are secured to opposed sides of the support member and a top cap member is applied to the assembled support member and bumpers. Upper ends of front and rear covers are inserted interiorly of the top cap member and thereby retentively circumscribed. Lower ends of the first and second covers are then secured to the support member to complete the pedestal assembly. Field service is facilitated in that all interior components of the pedestal assembly are accessible simply upon unsecuring the lower ends of the covers from the support member and downwardly sliding the covers from the top cap member. The support member comprises a two-layer plastic body, one layer of which defines the first and second recesses. The two-layer plastic body is preferably a thermoformed molded body.
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18 Claims
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1. An upstanding pedestal assembly for an electronic article surveillance system, comprising:
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(a) an antenna; (b) an electronic assembly; (c) a support member having first and second recesses, said antenna being seated in said first recess, said electronic assembly being seated in said second recess; (d) first and second bumpers secured to sides of said support member; (e) a top cap member secured to said support member; and (f) first and second covers secured to said support member to jointly enclose front and rear sides of said support member; upper ends of said first and second covers being circumscribed by said top cap member and said bumpers abutting said covers and applying transverse compressive force thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for assembling an EAS pedestal, comprising the steps of:
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(a) preforming a support member with first and second recesses of configurations respectively to receive an electronic assembly for said EAS pedestal and at least one antenna; (b) inserting said electronic assembly and said at least one antenna into said first and second recesses; (c) securing first and second bumpers to opposed sides of said support member; (d) securing a top cap member to said support member to form a preassembly; (e) forming first and second covers of configuration to jointly enclose front and rear sides of said preassembly; (f) inserting upper ends of said first and second covers interiorly of said top cap member; and (g) securing lower ends of said first and second covers to said support member in facing relation to front and rear sides of said preassembly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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Specification