Signal emitting retail device
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1. An audible alarm signal emitting retail device, comprising:
- a top wire supporting a label holder;
a bottom wire spaced apart from the top wire and configured to support merchandise;
the label holder being actuateable between a first configuration in which merchandise is prevented from being removed from the bottom wire and a second configuration in which merchandise is allowed to be removed from the bottom wire;
an electronic unit including a sensor coupled with an emitter and a timer;
the sensor being configured to sense actuation of the label holder between the first configuration and the second configuration;
the timer being configured to determine the amount of time that the label holder is in the second configuration; and
the emitter being configured to emit an audible alarm signal when the amount of time the label holder is in the second configuration exceeds a predetermined amount of time.
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Abstract
A signal emitting retail device is provided. The signal emitting retail device includes a sensor and an emitter. The emitter is configured to emit a signal when the sensor senses removal of merchandise from a merchandise display structure. The sensor is also configured to sense potential theft conditions. The emitter is configured to emit a signal indicative of potential theft conditions when such conditions are sensed by the sensor.
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1. An audible alarm signal emitting retail device, comprising:
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a top wire supporting a label holder; a bottom wire spaced apart from the top wire and configured to support merchandise; the label holder being actuateable between a first configuration in which merchandise is prevented from being removed from the bottom wire and a second configuration in which merchandise is allowed to be removed from the bottom wire; an electronic unit including a sensor coupled with an emitter and a timer; the sensor being configured to sense actuation of the label holder between the first configuration and the second configuration; the timer being configured to determine the amount of time that the label holder is in the second configuration; and the emitter being configured to emit an audible alarm signal when the amount of time the label holder is in the second configuration exceeds a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A signal emitting retail device, comprising:
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a first merchandise support portion and a second portion actuateable between a first configuration in which merchandise is prevented from being removed from the merchandise support portion and a second configuration in which merchandise is allowed to be removed from the merchandise support portion; and an electronic unit including a sensor coupled with an emitter; the sensor being configured to sense when the second portion is actuated from the first configuration to the second configuration; and the emitter being configured to emit a signal based on the sensor sensing that the second portion has been actuated from the first configuration to the second configuration; wherein the first merchandise support portion includes a bottom wire configured to support merchandise; wherein the signal emitting retail device further comprises a top wire configured to support the second portion, the top wire extending generally parallel with the bottom wire; wherein the second portion comprises a locking mechanism biased towards the second configuration; wherein actuation of the locking mechanism activates the electronic unit; and wherein the bottom wire is configured to support a lock arranged to maintain the locking mechanism in the first configuration when the electronic unit is to be maintained in a deactivated configuration. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic unit for a signal emitting retail device, comprising:
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an emitter coupled with a sensor; the electronic unit being configured to couple with a device for displaying merchandise; the sensor being configured to detect at least one of removal of merchandise from the device for displaying merchandise and actuation of the device for displaying merchandise; and the emitter being configured to emit a signal upon sensing by the sensor of at least one of removal of merchandise from the device for displaying merchandise and actuation of the device for displaying merchandise; wherein the device for displaying merchandise includes a display hook including a device actuable between a first configuration in which removal of merchandise from the display hook is prevented and a second configuration in which removal of merchandise from the display hook is allowed, the electronic unit further comprising a timer; the timer being configured to measure a time that the device is in the second configuration; the emitter being configured to emit a first signal indicative of a non-potential theft condition when the amount of time that the device is in the second configuration is less than a predetermined amount and to emit a second signal indicative of a potential theft condition when the amount of time that the device is in the second configuration is more than a predetermined amount. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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