EAS tag with articulated body and attaching element
First Claim
1. An electronic article surveillance tag comprising:
- a first pod containing electronic article surveillance electronics;
a second pod containing a retention mechanism, said second pod having an aperture allowing access to said retention mechanism; and
,an attaching element for attaching said second pod to an article to be protected, said attaching element having a shaft sized to be inserted through said aperture in said second pod into said retention mechanism to be retained by said retention mechanism;
said first pod and said second pod being joined together by an articulating joint.
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Abstract
An electronic surveillance article (EAS) tag has an articulated body, or housing, having an articulating joint joining two portions, or pods. In one embodiment a first portion, or sensor pod, encloses EAS elements and a second portion, or retention pod, contains a retention mechanism. In one embodiment, the retention pod and sensor pod are connected by a swivel joint. In one embodiment the retention pod encloses a ball clutch. An aperture in the retention pod gives access to an aperture in the ball clutch. A shaft on an attaching element inserts into the clutch to attach the tag to an object. In one embodiment, the attaching element is a lanyard having one end terminating in a shaft and the other end terminating in a connector for forming a loop in the lanyard. Other attaching elements may be used.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic article surveillance tag comprising:
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a first pod containing electronic article surveillance electronics; a second pod containing a retention mechanism, said second pod having an aperture allowing access to said retention mechanism; and
,an attaching element for attaching said second pod to an article to be protected, said attaching element having a shaft sized to be inserted through said aperture in said second pod into said retention mechanism to be retained by said retention mechanism; said first pod and said second pod being joined together by an articulating joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic article surveillance tag comprising:
an articulating body and an attaching element, said articulating body comprising a first portion and a second portion; said first portion of said articulating body enclosing electronic article surveillance electronics, and said second portion of said articulating body enclosing a retention mechanism, said second portion of said articulating body having an aperture allowing access to said retention mechanism; and
,said attaching element having a shaft sized to be inserted through said aperture in said second portion into said retention mechanism to be retained by said retention mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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