Security storage container having an internal alarm
First Claim
1. A security device for retaining an item of merchandise therein;
- said security device comprising;
a frame comprising a six sided box having a five sided base and a lid, wherein the base is adapted to receive the item of merchandise therein and the lid is hingedly attached to the base to retain the item of merchandise therein and has a top wall and a peripheral wall extending outwardly away therefrom to define a recess;
a locking mechanism for selectively locking the lid and base together, thereby preventing the item of merchandise from being removed from within the base;
an alarm system secured within the recess in the lid;
said alarm system being operationally connected to said locking mechanism such that when said locking mechanism is engaged to lock the lid and base together said alarm system is simultaneously armed, and when said locking mechanism is disengaged so that said lid and base are not locked together said alarm system is simultaneously disarmed; and
wherein said alarm system is adapted to be triggered when the locking mechanism is engaged and an attempt is made to remove the item of merchandise from the base or to remove the frame from within a protected environment.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A security storage container for securely retaining an item of merchandise therein. The storage container is in the form of a box having a base and a lid, with the item of merchandise being received in the base. The lid is locked to the base by a locking mechanism. The storage container also includes an internally disposed alarm system which is activated when the lid is locked to the base and is deactivated when the lid is unlocked from the base. The lid can only be unlocked with a specially designed key. The alarm system includes a flashing LED which indicates to the consumer that the storage container has an activated alarm therein. The alarm system further includes an EAS tag for activating a security gate at an exit to the protected environment; and further includes a sound-emitting device that will emit a loud sound if an attempt is made to pry the lid from the base when the lid is in a locked position. The sound-emitting device will also emit the loud sound if the locked storage container is brought into the proximity of a security gate. The sound-emitting device will emit the loud sound for a predetermined length of time and will continue to emit that sound even if the security storage container is removed from the protected environment.
112 Citations
32 Claims
-
1. A security device for retaining an item of merchandise therein;
- said security device comprising;
a frame comprising a six sided box having a five sided base and a lid, wherein the base is adapted to receive the item of merchandise therein and the lid is hingedly attached to the base to retain the item of merchandise therein and has a top wall and a peripheral wall extending outwardly away therefrom to define a recess; a locking mechanism for selectively locking the lid and base together, thereby preventing the item of merchandise from being removed from within the base; an alarm system secured within the recess in the lid;
said alarm system being operationally connected to said locking mechanism such that when said locking mechanism is engaged to lock the lid and base together said alarm system is simultaneously armed, and when said locking mechanism is disengaged so that said lid and base are not locked together said alarm system is simultaneously disarmed; and
wherein said alarm system is adapted to be triggered when the locking mechanism is engaged and an attempt is made to remove the item of merchandise from the base or to remove the frame from within a protected environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- said security device comprising;
-
16. A security device for retaining an item of merchandise therein;
- said security device comprising;
a frame comprising a six-sided box;
wherein the box includes a five sided base and a lid that is movably connected to said base; and
wherein said base is adapted to retain the item of merchandise thereina locking mechanism that secures the lid to the base and prevents the item of merchandise from being removed therefrom; and
wherein said locking mechanism includes;a slider moveably connected to an interior portion of the lid, said slider being moveable between an unlocked and a locked position; and a lock arm engageable with one of the slider and the lid, said lock arm including at least one spring-biased finger that is received within a pocket formed in the one of the slider and the lid when the slider is moved into the locked position; and an alarm system housed within the frame;
said alarm system being adapted to be triggered if an attempt is made to remove the item of merchandise from the box when the locking mechanism is engaged and in the locked position. withdrawn out of the pocket only by application of a magnetic key. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- said security device comprising;
-
30. A security container for retaining an item of merchandise therein;
- said container comprising;
a base defining an opening adapted to retain the item of merchandise therein, said base having a plurality of projections extending outwardly away from an outer edge that surrounds said opening; a lid hingedly connected to a portion of the outer edge of the base; a locking mechanism for selectively locking the lid to the base, said locking mechanism comprising; a slider mounted on the lid and being selectively moveable between a first position and a second position; and
when the slider is in the first position the slider and lid engage the projections on the base and lock the lid and base together, and when the slider is in the second position the slider and lid do not engage the projections on the base and the lid and base are not locked together;a lock arm engageable between the slider and lid, said lock arm including at least one spring-biased finger that is received within a pocket formed in one of the slider and the lid when the slider is moved into the first position, said finger thereby substantially preventing the slider from being moved into the second position without the application of a specially designed key; and an alarm system disposed between the slider and the lid;
said alarm system being adapted to be triggered if a person takes one or more of the following actions including attempting to separate the lid from the base when the slider is in the first position, bringing the container into the proximity of a security gate and taking the container out of an electronically protected environment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
- said container comprising;
Specification