Electronic article surveillance tag having a detrimental substance expulsion system with breakable vial
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1. A security tag, comprising:
- a tack assembly;
a tag body, a portion of the tack assembly being insertable into the tag body, the tag body having an attachment mechanism therein for engagement with the tack assembly;
an elongate vial containing a detrimental substance disposed in the tag body, the elongate vial having a length; and
one or more breaker plates disposed in the tag body and positioned adjacent the vial, the one or more breaker plates sized to extend along the length of the vial and being deformable by external forces applied to the tag body whereby the one or more breaker plates will rupture the vial and disperse the detrimental substance when external forces are exerted on the tag body.
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Abstract
An EAS/expulsion detrimental substance tag (101) in which the tag is held to an article by an attaching assembly, a part of which may be releasably prevented from being withdrawn from the body of the tag. The tag body may be provided with one or more sensors, that are disposed in the body. The sensors are positioned adjacent the detrimental substance. The Benefit Denial (Ink portion) of this tag may feature an ink vial. When the tag and its ink vial are attacked, the tag will expel the detrimental substance out and onto the article being protected.
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37 Claims
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1. A security tag, comprising:
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a tack assembly; a tag body, a portion of the tack assembly being insertable into the tag body, the tag body having an attachment mechanism therein for engagement with the tack assembly; an elongate vial containing a detrimental substance disposed in the tag body, the elongate vial having a length; and one or more breaker plates disposed in the tag body and positioned adjacent the vial, the one or more breaker plates sized to extend along the length of the vial and being deformable by external forces applied to the tag body whereby the one or more breaker plates will rupture the vial and disperse the detrimental substance when external forces are exerted on the tag body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A security tag, comprising:
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a tack assembly; a tag body; the tack assembly to be locked to the tag body, the tack assembly to be unlocked from the tag body using an arcuate probe; and a vial containing a detrimental substance to be disposed in the tag body; and one or more breaker plates disposed in the tag body and positioned adjacent the vial, the one or more breaker plates being deformable by external forces applied to the tag body whereby the one or more breaker plates will rupture the vial and disperse the detrimental substance when external forces are exerted on the tag body. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A security tag, comprising:
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a tack assembly; a spring clamp to lock the tack assembly thereto; a tag body comprising an arcuate channel to receive an arcuate probe to unlock the tack assembly from the spring clamp, the spring clamp and detrimental substance to be disposed in the tag body; an elongate vial containing a detrimental substance disposed in the tag body, the elongate vial having a length; and one or more breaker plates disposed in the tag body and positioned adjacent the vial, the one or more breaker plates sized to extend along the length of the vial and being deformable by external forces applied to the tag body whereby the one or more breaker plates will rupture the vial and disperse the detrimental substance when external forces are exerted on the tag body.
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