Security tag adapter for containers
First Claim
1. An apparatus for attachment to a container, having first and second container ends and a container wall, onto which a security tag is desired to be secured, the first and second container ends having diameters that are larger than the container wall diameter, said apparatus comprising:
- two portions having respective first ends pivotally coupled together, and wherein each of said two portions comprises an outwardly extending flange for engaging either one of the first or second container ends;
a latching mechanism disposed on one of said two portions that cooperates with the other one of said two portions to latch said two portions together to secure said two portions to either one of the first or second container ends, said latching mechanism being releasable only via a detacher being positioned in close proximity with said latching mechanism; and
a security tag associated with one of said two portions, said tag being capable of receiving a transmitted electromagnetic signal over the air from a transmitter and for returning a desired discernable electromagnetic signal to a receiver.
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Abstract
A re-usable security hard tag for use with containers. The hard tag comprises two portions that are pivotally connected at first portion ends and the portions include semi-circular, outwardly extending flanges. A security tag is associated with one of the two portions. A displaceable pin of a latch mechanism locks together respective pin receptacles of each portion. The flanges couple to the bottom edge of either end of a container whereupon closure of the two portions'"'"' free ends about a hinge causes the pin to latch through the pin receptacles. The only way retract the pin and thereby release the hard tag from the container is by positioning the hard tag/container assembly adjacent a properly sized magnet available at a point of sale in a retail establishment. Non-removal of the hard tag before leaving the retail establishment causes store electronics to detect the security tag and set off an alarm or other warning.
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35 Claims
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1. An apparatus for attachment to a container, having first and second container ends and a container wall, onto which a security tag is desired to be secured, the first and second container ends having diameters that are larger than the container wall diameter, said apparatus comprising:
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two portions having respective first ends pivotally coupled together, and wherein each of said two portions comprises an outwardly extending flange for engaging either one of the first or second container ends; a latching mechanism disposed on one of said two portions that cooperates with the other one of said two portions to latch said two portions together to secure said two portions to either one of the first or second container ends, said latching mechanism being releasable only via a detacher being positioned in close proximity with said latching mechanism; and a security tag associated with one of said two portions, said tag being capable of receiving a transmitted electromagnetic signal over the air from a transmitter and for returning a desired discernable electromagnetic signal to a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of tagging a container with a security tag, the container having first and second ends and a container wall and wherein the first and second container ends have diameters that are larger than the container wall, said method comprising:
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providing two portions having respective first ends that are pivotally coupled together and wherein each of said two portions comprises an outwardly extending flange; associating a security tag with one of the two portions wherein said tag is capable of receiving a transmitted electromagnetic signal over the air from a transmitter and for returning a desired discernable electromagnetic signal to a receiver engaging said flanges with either one of the first or second container ends; and securing respective second ends of said two portions together via a latching mechanism so that said two portions are releasably secured to either one of the first or second container ends, said two portions being releasable only upon the positioning of a detacher in close proximity to said latching mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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