Privacy protection packet for holding free floating security devices with deactivation assisted by perforations in the packet only
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1. A flexible package for a security device, comprising:
- a first substrate having first and second longitudinal edges, first and second transverse edges, first and second faces and a first size;
a second substrate having first and second longitudinal edges, first and second transverse edges, first and second faces and a second size;
a security device having an antenna coil and having first and second sides and having a size that is less than each of the first and second sizes;
the first and second substrates overlying one another and joined to one another along at least one of each of the first and second longitudinal edges and first and second transverse edges with the security device disposed between the first and second substrates;
wherein each of the first and second substrates having a plurality of perforations or cut lines extending through the substrates and overlapping at least a portion of one another and the lines of perforations or cuts extending over at least a portion of the antenna coil andwherein the plurality of perforations or cut lines do not extend into the security device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexible packaging arrangement for use with security devices. The flexible packaging may include an packet or sleeve in which a plurality of overlapping perforations or cuts may be used to break or render the security device inoperable after repeated bends or application of force to the flexible package to thereby protect the privacy of the consumer and to prevent inadvertent triggering of an alarm system after a legitimate purchase of the device.
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1. A flexible package for a security device, comprising:
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a first substrate having first and second longitudinal edges, first and second transverse edges, first and second faces and a first size; a second substrate having first and second longitudinal edges, first and second transverse edges, first and second faces and a second size; a security device having an antenna coil and having first and second sides and having a size that is less than each of the first and second sizes; the first and second substrates overlying one another and joined to one another along at least one of each of the first and second longitudinal edges and first and second transverse edges with the security device disposed between the first and second substrates; wherein each of the first and second substrates having a plurality of perforations or cut lines extending through the substrates and overlapping at least a portion of one another and the lines of perforations or cuts extending over at least a portion of the antenna coil and wherein the plurality of perforations or cut lines do not extend into the security device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. An packet for containing a security device, comprising:
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first and second panels joined along three edges to form an opening to create a packet; a security device sized and configured to fit substantially within the packet, the security device is not attached to either of the first and second panels and is free floating within the packet; and a series of lines of weakness extending through each of the first and second panels and overlapping at least a portion of one another, the lines of weakness overlapping at least a portion of the security device when the security device is in the packet, the lines of weakness do not extend into the security device.
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18. A flexible package for holding a RF security device, comprising:
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first and second panels joined along three edges to form an opening to create a packet; the packet sized and configured to hold a RF security device such that the security device fits substantially within the packet, the security device is not attached to either of the first and second panels and is free floating within the packet; and a series of lines of perforation or cuts extending through each of the first and second panels and overlapping at least a portion of one another, the lines of perforations or cuts overlapping at least a portion of the security device when the security device is in the packet, the lines of perforations or cuts do not extend into the security device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A web of packet assemblies for a flexible a security device, comprising:
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a web; a plurality of packet assemblies equally spaced along the web, each of the packet assemblies having first and second faces, first and second longitudinal sides, and first and second transverse edges, and with the packet sealed along the longitudinal sides and the second transverse edge; a security device disposed between the first and second faces of the packet assembly; and a series of lines of weakness extending through each of the first and second faces and aligned with one another, the series of lines of weakness have a series of cuts of about 0.5 mm and a series of ties of about 0.55 mm positioned so as to extend over a portion of the security device and wherein the series of lines of weakness do not extend into the security device.
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