Anti-theft tag
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1. A theft-deterrent tag, comprising:
- a first member that has a fixed locking position in relation to a second member for securely engaging the theft-deterrent tag with an article;
the first member has a first end that is levered in relation to an upper section of a first end of the second member at a fulcrum defined by a hinge against a force of a biasing mechanism;
the upper section of the first end of the second member defines an upper jaw portion and a lower section of the first end of the second member defines a lower jaw portion, with upper and lower jaw portions defining a fixed opening at the first end of the second member for securing the article within the opening when a retainer engages the article within the opening and the first member is locked in relation to the second member against the biasing force of the basing mechanism;
the first member has a second end that locks with a second end of the second member when the first member is moved to the fixed locking position, resulting in a holding strength that is maintained under biasing forces of the biasing mechanism that attempt to unlock the first member from the second member;
wherein;
pressure exerted at tag engagement points and experienced by the article is commensurate with force exerted at the fixed locking position of the first member in relation to the second member and the article size.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a theft-deterrent tag, comprising a first member that has a fixed locking position in relation to a second member for securely engaging the theft-deterrent tag with an article, with the pressure exerted at tag engagement points and experienced by the article is commensurate with force exerted at the fixed locking position of the first member in relation to the second member and the article size.
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1. A theft-deterrent tag, comprising:
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a first member that has a fixed locking position in relation to a second member for securely engaging the theft-deterrent tag with an article; the first member has a first end that is levered in relation to an upper section of a first end of the second member at a fulcrum defined by a hinge against a force of a biasing mechanism; the upper section of the first end of the second member defines an upper jaw portion and a lower section of the first end of the second member defines a lower jaw portion, with upper and lower jaw portions defining a fixed opening at the first end of the second member for securing the article within the opening when a retainer engages the article within the opening and the first member is locked in relation to the second member against the biasing force of the basing mechanism; the first member has a second end that locks with a second end of the second member when the first member is moved to the fixed locking position, resulting in a holding strength that is maintained under biasing forces of the biasing mechanism that attempt to unlock the first member from the second member; wherein;
pressure exerted at tag engagement points and experienced by the article is commensurate with force exerted at the fixed locking position of the first member in relation to the second member and the article size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A theft-deterrent tag, comprising:
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a first member that is levered in relation to a second member at a fulcrum at a first end of the first member and a first end of the second member; the first member accommodates a marker, forming an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tag; the first member includes; a keeper of a lock mechanism at a second end of the first member for allowing a lock member associated with the second member to lock onto the keeper and lock the first member in a fixed locking position in relation to the second member; and a retainer for engaging an article, with the retainer accommodating a biasing mechanism that enables the levered relationship between the first member and the second member; the second member includes an opening for securing the article when the retainer engages the article and the first member is locked in relation to the second member against a biasing force of the basing mechanism; the opening is defined by an upper section of the first end of the second member, forming an upper jaw portion of the opening and a lower section of the first end of the second member, forming a lower jaw portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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