Electronic article surveillance tag for eyeglasses and a method for attaching the electronic article surveillance tag to a pair of eyeglasses
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1. A tag and an apparatus for securing the tag to a pair of eyeglasses having a temple piece attached to a lens frame, the tag and apparatus comprising:
- a tag body having at least one prong extending longitudinally across said tag body so as to define an aperture between said tag body and said at least one prong; and
a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat;
wherein said tag body is securable to the pair of eyeglasses by inserting the at least one prong and the temple piece within said heat shrinkable tube, such that upon subjecting said tube to heat, the tube shrinks to secure said at least one prong to the temple piece of the eyeglasses.
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tag having a body and at least one prong extending longitudinally across the body so as to define an aperture between the body and the at least one prong and a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat. The prong and the temple piece are disposed within the tube and the tube is subjected to heat, thereby shrinking the tube to secure the prong to the temple piece of the eyeglasses.
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1. A tag and an apparatus for securing the tag to a pair of eyeglasses having a temple piece attached to a lens frame, the tag and apparatus comprising:
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a tag body having at least one prong extending longitudinally across said tag body so as to define an aperture between said tag body and said at least one prong; and
a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat;
wherein said tag body is securable to the pair of eyeglasses by inserting the at least one prong and the temple piece within said heat shrinkable tube, such that upon subjecting said tube to heat, the tube shrinks to secure said at least one prong to the temple piece of the eyeglasses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In combination, a pair of eyeglasses having a temple piece attached to a lens frame and an apparatus for attaching an electronic article surveillance device to the eyeglasses, the apparatus comprising:
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a tag having a body and at least one prong extending longitudinally across said body so as to define an aperture between said body and said at least one prong; and
a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat;
wherein said at least one prong and said temple piece are disposed within said tube such that upon subjecting said tube to heat, the tube shrinks to secure said at least one prong to said temple piece of the eyeglasses. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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