Identification/surveillance device with removable tack button
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1. An identification/surveillance device for an article comprising:
- a tags, said tag having a detectable device located therein;
a tack;
a pin comprising a first end and a second end, said first end being sharper than said second end, said tack and said tag each capable of being joined to one another by said pin; and
a clutch mechanism located within either said tag or said tack for releasably engaging said second end of said pin, wherein one of said tag or said tack further comprises another clutch mechanism adapted to non-releasably engage with said first end of said pin.
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Abstract
An identification/surveillance device including a tag portion and a tack. The tack includes a button and a pin having a dull end and a sharp end. The identification/surveillance device is secured to an article to be identified/surveilled by inserting the pin through the article and engaging the pin with the tag portion. The dull end of the pin is releasably engaged with either the button or the tag portion such that when the identification/surveillance device is removed from the article the sharp end of the pin remains engaged with either the tag portion or the button and only the dull end of the pin is exposed.
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17 Claims
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1. An identification/surveillance device for an article comprising:
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a tags, said tag having a detectable device located therein; a tack; a pin comprising a first end and a second end, said first end being sharper than said second end, said tack and said tag each capable of being joined to one another by said pin; and a clutch mechanism located within either said tag or said tack for releasably engaging said second end of said pin, wherein one of said tag or said tack further comprises another clutch mechanism adapted to non-releasably engage with said first end of said pin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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15. A method of identifying/surveilling an article comprising:
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providing a pin having a first end and a second end, said first end being sharper than a second end of said pin; providing a button having a first clutch mechanism disposed therein for releasably engaging said second end of said pin; providing a tag having a second clutch mechanism disposed therein for releasably engaging said first end of said pin; engaging said second end of said pin with said first clutch mechanism located in said button to form a tack; inserting said first end of said pin through said article; and
engaging said first end of said pin with said first clutch mechanism located in said tag.
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