Security tag assembly
First Claim
1. A security tag assembly structured to discourage the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag comprising:
- a) a housing including separable portions removably connected to one another in an operative position, b) a connector member secured to an interior of said housing and structured to connect the merchandise to said housing, c) a locking assembly removably securable to said connector member and cooperatively structured therewith to secure said separable portions of said housing in said operative position, d) a shield assembly formed of a heat resistant material and disposed within said housing in at least partially enclosing relation to said locking assembly, and e) an indicator assembly comprising a plurality of indicator structures at least some of which are structured to indicate, in a different manner, the unauthorized removal of the merchandise.
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Abstract
A security tag assembly structured to indicate the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area such as a retail establishment. A housing includes separable portions having a connector member structured to removably connect the merchandise to the housing and positionable into removable and locking engagement with a locking assembly when the housing is in an operative position relative to the merchandise. A shield assembly is mounted on the housing in protective, preferably surrounding or at least partially enclosing relation to the locking assembly so as to restrict unauthorized access to the locking assembly and/or the positioning thereof relative to the connector member.
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17 Claims
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1. A security tag assembly structured to discourage the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag comprising:
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a) a housing including separable portions removably connected to one another in an operative position, b) a connector member secured to an interior of said housing and structured to connect the merchandise to said housing, c) a locking assembly removably securable to said connector member and cooperatively structured therewith to secure said separable portions of said housing in said operative position, d) a shield assembly formed of a heat resistant material and disposed within said housing in at least partially enclosing relation to said locking assembly, and e) an indicator assembly comprising a plurality of indicator structures at least some of which are structured to indicate, in a different manner, the unauthorized removal of the merchandise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A security tag assembly structured to prevent the theft of merchandise, said security tag comprising:
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a) a housing including separable portions removably connected to one another in an operative position, b) a connector member mounted on an interior of said housing and structured to removably secure the merchandise to the housing, c) a locking assembly structured to lockingly engage said connector member and maintain said separable portions in said operative position, d) said locking assembly further structured to be selectively disposed out of locking engagement with said connector member upon exposure to a predetermined force applied externally of said housing, e) a shield assembly formed of heat resistant material and being of a one piece construction having a hollow interior and an access opening disposed in communicating relation with said hollow interior, and f) said shield assembly disposed in surrounding relation to at least a majority of said locking assembly when said separable portions are in said operative position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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