Security system for preventing unauthorized removal of merchandise
First Claim
1. A security tag assembly structured to discourage unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag assembly comprising:
- an attachment member and a base collectively disposable in an operative position relative to the merchandise,a connector member secured to said base and structured to interconnect said attachment member and said base in said operative position,a locking assembly disposed within said attachment member and structured to be disposable into and out of a movement restricting engagement with said connector member,said locking assembly comprising at least one locking member, wherein said locking member is disposable in an at least partially surrounding and engaging relation with said connector member, andsaid locking assembly further comprising at least one positioning member disposed in an at least partially abutting relation with said locking member, at least while said locking assembly is disposed in said movement restricting engagement with said connector member.
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Abstract
A security tag assembly and security system associated therewith to prevent the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, such as a retail establishment. The security tag assembly comprises a base and at least one attachment member removably connected in an operative position on the merchandise being protected. A locking assembly including a locking member is structured to restrict detachment of the attachment member and is forcibly disposed out of movement restricting relation to said connector member when the base and the attachment member are separated. A detachment assembly and a data registering processor may include a two-way communication link which facilitates processing of the merchandise data disposed on the security tag assembly, such that the purchasing of the merchandise and the removal of the security tag assembly can be effectively accomplished without jeopardizing the security of the merchandise being sold.
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29 Claims
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1. A security tag assembly structured to discourage unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag assembly comprising:
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an attachment member and a base collectively disposable in an operative position relative to the merchandise, a connector member secured to said base and structured to interconnect said attachment member and said base in said operative position, a locking assembly disposed within said attachment member and structured to be disposable into and out of a movement restricting engagement with said connector member, said locking assembly comprising at least one locking member, wherein said locking member is disposable in an at least partially surrounding and engaging relation with said connector member, and said locking assembly further comprising at least one positioning member disposed in an at least partially abutting relation with said locking member, at least while said locking assembly is disposed in said movement restricting engagement with said connector member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A security tag assembly structured to discourage unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag assembly comprising:
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an attachment member and a base collectively disposable in an operative position relative to the merchandise, a connector member secured to said base and structured to interconnect said attachment member and said base in said operative position, a locking assembly disposed within said attachment member and structured to be disposable into and out of a movement restricting engagement with said connector member, said locking assembly comprising at least one locking member, wherein said locking member is disposable in an at least partially surrounding relation with said connector member, said movement restricting engagement of said locking assembly being at least partially defined by disposition of said locking member in an at least partially engaging relation with said connector member, said locking member being operatively disposable between a locked orientation and a released orientation relative to said connector member, and said locking assembly further comprising a stabilizer disposable between an operative, supporting orientation and a collapsed, non-supporting orientation relative to said locking member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A security tag assembly structured to discourage unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag assembly comprising:
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an attachment member and a base collectively disposable in an operative position relative to the merchandise, a connector member secured to said base and structured to interconnect said attachment member and said base in said operative position, a locking assembly disposed within said attachment member and structured to be disposable into and out of a movement restricting engagement with said connector member, said locking assembly comprising at least one locking member disposable in an at least partially surrounding relation with said connector member, said locking member being operatively disposable between an offset angular orientation, wherein said locking member is structured to at least partially engage said connector member, and a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of said connector member, said movement restricting engagement of said locking assembly being at least partially defined by disposition of said locking member in said offset angular orientation, and said locking assembly further comprising a stabilizer disposable in an at least partially supporting relation relative to said locking member, at least while said locking member is disposed in said offset angular orientation.
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