# US 10,119,304 B2 · Point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality and method thereof

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- Number: US 10,119,304 B2
- Document ID: US10119304B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/009,682
- Filed: 2016-01-28
- Published: 2017-08-03
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-01-28
- Assignees: The Gillette Company
- Applicants: The Gillette Company
- Inventors: James Arthur Meech
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119304B2

## CPC

- E05B 73/0017: {Anti-theft devices, e.g. tags or monitors, fixed to articles, e.g. clothes, and to be removed at the check-out of shops}
- A47F 3/002: {Devices for protection against sunlight or theft}
- A47F 7/024: with provisions for preventing unauthorised removal {(show cases with devices for prevention of theft A47F3/002; devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal E05B73/0017)}
- B65D 25/20: External fittings (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44)
- G08B 13/06: by tampering with fastening
- G08B 13/1445: {with detection of interference with a cable tethering an article, e.g. alarm activated by detecting detachment of article, breaking or stretching of cable (furniture, e.g. shelves for displaying merchandise, incorporating tethers to prevent theft A47F7/024, A47F5/0861)}
- G08B 13/1463: {Physical arrangements, e.g. housings (devices to prevent theft or loss of purses, luggage or hand carried bags A45C13/18)}
- G08B 13/2402: {Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting (mechanical aspects of the tags, e.g. related to locking E05B73/0017; RFID readers G06K7/00; RFID tags G06K19/00; access control systems G07C9/00; anti-theft control in point of sale systems G07G3/003; security seals G09F3/03)}
- G08B 13/2434: {Tag housing and attachment details}
- G08B 13/2457: {Lending systems using EAS tags wherein the tags are reusable, e.g. they can be activated and deactivated more than once, e.g. for a library}
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

A point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality. A sealed consumer product package has a face with at least one opening extending into the sealed consumer product package. A consumer product is positioned inside the sealed consumer product package. A lock having a sensor and a body that is positioned outside the sealed consumer product package. The lock has at least one locking arm extending into the opening of the sealed consumer product package and secured to the consumer product.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality comprising:
a sealed consumer product package having a face with two spaced apart openings extending into the package dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a lock;
a consumer product positioned inside the package;
the lock having a sensor, wherein the lock has a body positioned outside the sealed consumer product package and at least one locking arm extending into the opening of the sealed consumer product package and secured to the consumer product, wherein the lock comprises a pair of locking arms extending into the corresponding pair of openings and are secured to the consumer product and the consumer product comprises a dispenser having an undercut that engages the locking arm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of razors cartridges positioned within a plurality of openings defined by the dispenser.

### Claim 3

A consumer product comprising:
a sealed consumer product package defining a cavity, the sealed consumer product package having a face with at least one opening dimensioned to receive a locking arm;
an organizer positioned within the cavity; wherein the organizer has at least one engagement surface aligned with the at least one opening.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The consumer product of claim 3 further comprising a lid covering the cavity wherein the at least one opening extends through the lid.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The consumer product of claim 4 wherein the engagement surface comprises an undercut.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The consumer product of claim 5 wherein the face has a pair of spaced apart openings that are generally aligned with a pair of engagement surfaces on the dispenser.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The consumer product of claim 6 wherein the pair of engagement surfaces generally are parallel to each other.