Security system with triggered response assembly
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1. In combination:
- a) a portable article; and
b) a security system comprising;
a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and
a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event that the tether is severed,wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with;
a) the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support; and
b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support.
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Abstract
The combination of a portable article and a security system. The security system includes a tether having a length. The tether is attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether. The security system further includes a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article.
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1. In combination:
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a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising; a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event that the tether is severed, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with;
a) the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support; and
b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising; a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event the tether is severed, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support, wherein the tether comprises a flexible cord, wherein the security system further comprises a reel for the flexible cord, the reel rotatable in one direction to cause the flexible cord to be wrapped around the reel to draw the article towards a display position and rotatable oppositely to the one direction to allow the flexible cord to pay off of the reel, the reel normally biased towards rotation in the one direction.
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7. In combination:
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a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising; a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article, wherein the tether comprises a flexible cord, wherein the security system further comprises a reel for the flexible cord, the reel rotatable in one direction to cause the flexible cord to be wrapped around the reel to draw the article towards a display position and rotatable oppositely to the one direction to allow the flexible cord to pay off of the reel, the reel normally biased towards rotation in the one direction, wherein the security response assembly is triggered as an incident of the flexible cord being paid off of the reel.
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8. In combination:
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a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising; a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with;
a) the tether remaining attached to the portable article and support; and
b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support.wherein the security response assembly comprises a camera. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising; a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with;
a) the tether remaining attached to the portable article and support; and
b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support,wherein the security system comprises a signal generator, wherein the signal generator provides a detectable indication as to at least one of a) a location of the security system, and b) an identification of the portable article as an incident of the security response assembly being triggered.
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13. In combination:
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a) a portable article; and b) a security system comprising; a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event that the tether is severed, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support, wherein the tether comprises a flexible cord, wherein the support comprises a housing within which the flexible cord can be stored.
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14. A security system comprising:
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a tether having a length and attachable to a portable article and a support so that a portable article to which the tether is attached is movable relative to the support within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered, as an incident of a portable article to which the tether is attached being repositioned and without requiring affecting how the tether is attached to either the portable article or support to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event that the tether is severed, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with;
a) the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support; and
b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support.
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15. A security system comprising:
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a tether having a length and attachable to a portable article and a support so that a portable article to which the tether is attached is movable relative to the support within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of a portable article to which the tether is attached being repositioned and without requiring affecting how the tether is attached to either the portable article or support to produce a first detectable response that does not occur in the event that the tether is severed, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with the tether remaining attached at the same time to the portable article and support so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support, wherein the security system comprises a housing and the tether comprises a flexible cord that can be selectively retracted into and drawn from within the housing.
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16. A security system comprising:
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a tether having a length and attachable to a portable article and a support so that a portable article to which the tether is attached is movable relative to the support within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly, that is triggered as an incident of a portable article to which the tether is attached being repositioned and without requiring affecting how the tether is attached to either the portable article or support, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with the tether remaining attached to the portable article and support so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support, wherein the security system comprises a housing and the tether comprises a flexible cord that can be selectively retracted into and drawn from within the housing, wherein the security response assembly comprises a camera.
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17. A security system comprising:
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a tether having a length and attachable to a portable article and a support so that a portable article to which the tether is attached is movable relative to the support within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and a security response assembly, that is triggered as an incident of a portable article to which the tether is attached being repositioned and without requiring affecting how the tether is attached to either the portable article or support, wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with the tether remaining attached to the portable article and support so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support, wherein the security system comprises a housing and the tether comprises a flexible cord that can be selectively retracted into and drawn from within the housing, wherein the security response assembly comprises a signal generator that provides a detectable indication as to at least one of a) a location of the security system; and
b) an identification of the portable article as an incident of the security response assembly being triggered.
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18. In combination:
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a reel that is rotatable around an axis; a flexible cord attached to the reel so that a) as the reel is rotated in one direction around the axis the flexible cord is wrapped around the reel and b) the flexible cord can be drawn off of the reel by exerting a force on the flexible cord that rotates the reel oppositely to the one direction around the axis; a portable article to which the flexible cord is operatively attached; and a response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the flexible cord being drawn off of the reel to cause the performance of a function related to the portable article. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of monitoring a portable article, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a tether to the portable article and to a support; providing a security response assembly; and triggering the security response assembly as an incident of the portable article with the tether attached thereto being repositioned to thereby cause the security response assembly to cause the generation of a signal that can be processed to identify information concerning at least one of a) a location of the portable article; and
b) an identification of the portable article and without requiring affecting how the tether is attached to either the portable article or support,wherein the security response assembly is capable of being triggered with;
a) the tether remaining attached to the portable article and support; and
b) the tether structurally unaltered by reason of the portable article being repositioned so that the tether continues to confine movement of the portable article relative to the support. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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