Article surveillance tag
First Claim
1. An anti-theft tag, comprising:
- a housing comprised of a first piece and a second piece movably coupled with one another at a coupling end, forming an enclosed area that defines a through-hole that is eccentric in relation to the housing for encompassing an article when locked at a locking end;
the first piece of the housing includes an internal chamber that houses;
an internal alarm and a marker;
a first sensor near the locking end that independently sets the internal alarm of the anti-theft tag when the first piece and the second piece engage at the locking end;
a second sensor near the coupling end that independently set the internal alarm of the anti-theft tag when the first piece and the second piece engage at the locking endthe first piece includes a first opening defined through a first section at a third distal end;
the first piece further includes a second section at the first distal end that includes a second opening that accommodates a detector mechanism;
the second piece includes an actuator mechanism at a third section proximal the second distal end that actuates the detector mechanism, with the actuator mechanism and the detector mechanism forming the second sensor;
the second piece further includes a free leading end at a fourth section at a fourth distal end that is inserted within and received by the first opening;
with the detector mechanism of the first piece and the actuator mechanism of the second piece aligned proximal a hinge mechanism at the respective first distal end of the first piece and the second distal end of the second piece; and
when the first piece and the second piece move along a first reciprocating path and close, the actuator mechanism actuates the detector mechanism.
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Abstract
A housing comprised of substantially arced configured first and second pieces pivotally coupled with one another to form an enclosure that defines a substantially circular-cylindrical hole for encompassing and securing an article therein. The housing includes a magnetic switch for resetting an internal alarm system of the EAS alarm tag to OFF, an interlocking sensor switch and an auxiliary sensor switch for arming the EAS alarm tag. When both the interlock sensor switch and the auxiliary sensor switch are closed, the internal alarm system of the EAS alarm tag is armed and set to ON, and if any one of the interlocking sensor switch and the auxiliary sensor switch is tampered, an alarm (external the EAS alarm tag and or) of the EAS alarm tag is triggered.
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20 Claims
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1. An anti-theft tag, comprising:
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a housing comprised of a first piece and a second piece movably coupled with one another at a coupling end, forming an enclosed area that defines a through-hole that is eccentric in relation to the housing for encompassing an article when locked at a locking end; the first piece of the housing includes an internal chamber that houses; an internal alarm and a marker; a first sensor near the locking end that independently sets the internal alarm of the anti-theft tag when the first piece and the second piece engage at the locking end; a second sensor near the coupling end that independently set the internal alarm of the anti-theft tag when the first piece and the second piece engage at the locking end the first piece includes a first opening defined through a first section at a third distal end; the first piece further includes a second section at the first distal end that includes a second opening that accommodates a detector mechanism; the second piece includes an actuator mechanism at a third section proximal the second distal end that actuates the detector mechanism, with the actuator mechanism and the detector mechanism forming the second sensor; the second piece further includes a free leading end at a fourth section at a fourth distal end that is inserted within and received by the first opening; with the detector mechanism of the first piece and the actuator mechanism of the second piece aligned proximal a hinge mechanism at the respective first distal end of the first piece and the second distal end of the second piece; and when the first piece and the second piece move along a first reciprocating path and close, the actuator mechanism actuates the detector mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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