Theft deterrent system
First Claim
1. A theft deterrent apparatus for securing displayed articles to an article display panel, the theft deterrent apparatus comprising:
- a locking apparatus for mounting on the rear-facing side of the article display panel, the locking apparatus including a housing defining an internal chamber and an elongate member for suspending and alternatively securing and releasing said displayed articles, said elongate member having a first end from which the elongate member extends from said internal chamber, and a second end opposite said first end;
said elongate member including a restriction member positioned proximate said second end for securing said displayed articles;
said locking apparatus further including a locking member movably disposed within the internal chamber to alternatively restrain the elongate member in a secure position, and release the elongate member for movement to a release position to, in turn, prevent and enable the removal of said displayed articles from said elongate member and, in turn, said article display panel, respectively;
said locking member including a magnetic actuator, for moving the locking member between its secure position for the elongate member and its release position for the elongate member, said magnetic actuator adapted to interact with a magnetic key for repelling said magnetic actuator, and in turn the locking member, from their secure positions to their release positions to, in turn, enable the longitudinal movement and repositioning of at least a portion of the elongate member from the housing, to enable the removal of said displayed articles from said article display panel.
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Abstract
Described herein is technology for, among other things, a theft deterrent apparatus for cooperation with an elongate member attached to and extending outwardly from a forward-facing side of an article display panel. The apparatus includes a housing defining an internal chamber. The housing includes a first aperture passing through the housing into the internal chamber for receiving the elongate member, a second aperture for receiving a magnetic key, and a locking member that has a magnetic portion and is movably disposed within the internal chamber. The locking member is adapted to selectively: maintain the apparatus in locked and unlocked configurations in which the locking member respectively prevents or permits the elongate member from being at least partially withdrawn from the first aperture. Whether the locking member maintains the apparatus in the locked or unlocked configuration depends on whether or not the magnetic key is inserted into the second aperture.
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16 Claims
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1. A theft deterrent apparatus for securing displayed articles to an article display panel, the theft deterrent apparatus comprising:
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a locking apparatus for mounting on the rear-facing side of the article display panel, the locking apparatus including a housing defining an internal chamber and an elongate member for suspending and alternatively securing and releasing said displayed articles, said elongate member having a first end from which the elongate member extends from said internal chamber, and a second end opposite said first end; said elongate member including a restriction member positioned proximate said second end for securing said displayed articles; said locking apparatus further including a locking member movably disposed within the internal chamber to alternatively restrain the elongate member in a secure position, and release the elongate member for movement to a release position to, in turn, prevent and enable the removal of said displayed articles from said elongate member and, in turn, said article display panel, respectively; said locking member including a magnetic actuator, for moving the locking member between its secure position for the elongate member and its release position for the elongate member, said magnetic actuator adapted to interact with a magnetic key for repelling said magnetic actuator, and in turn the locking member, from their secure positions to their release positions to, in turn, enable the longitudinal movement and repositioning of at least a portion of the elongate member from the housing, to enable the removal of said displayed articles from said article display panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A theft deterrent apparatus for securing displayed articles to the forward facing side of an article display panel, the theft deterrent apparatus comprising
a housing defining an internal chamber; -
an elongate member for suspending and alternatively securing and releasing said displayed articles in front of said article display panel, said elongate member having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, and said elongate member extending from said article display panel at one of a first and second extending position, said first extending position being located behind the article display panel, proximate the rearward-facing surface of said article display panel, said second extending position being located in front of the article display panel, proximate the forward-facing surface of said article display panel; a locking member movably disposed within the internal chamber to alternatively restrain the displayed articles in a secure position, and release the displayed articles from said elongate member, respectively; said locking member including a magnetic actuator for moving the locking member between its secure position and its release position, said magnetic actuator adapted to interact with a magnetic key for repelling said magnetic actuator, and in turn the locking member, from their secure positions to their release positions to, in turn, enable the removal of said displayed articles from said elongate member; said housing further comprising a key aperture adapted to receive the magnetic key; said magnetic key, upon being positioned within said key aperture, serving to repel said magnetic actuator from its secure position to its release position; the removal of said magnetic key from said key aperture removing the repelling force between said magnetic key and said magnetic actuator, thereby permitting the magnetic actuator to return to its secure position, without a spring-actuated biasing force.
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