Two-alarm shoe tag

A method of attaching a security tag to an article, comprising:

• (a) pressing a paddle of a power mechanism into a housing of a stop piece to engage a power switch;
• (b) sliding a slider across a track of the stop piece from an open position toward a closed position;
• (c) inserting an article between an arm of the slider and an engagement member that that is biased by a spring;
• (d) sliding the slider along the track the stop piece until the article is secured between the arm of the slider and the engagement member,
• wherein the engagement member activates a switch and alarms the security device when in the closed position.

A security tag comprising:

• a slider coupled to a stop piece, wherein the slider is operatively slidable along the stop piece between an armed and an unarmed position;
• an engagement member that is operatively engageable with an article;
• and
• a first alarming mechanism that activates when the stop piece and the slider are in the armed position;
• wherein the security tag is pin-less.

A security tag comprising:

• a slider coupled to a stop piece, wherein the slider is operatively slidable along the stop piece between an armed and an unarmed position;
• an engagement member that is operatively engageable with an article;
• a first alarming mechanism that activates when the stop piece and the slider are in the armed position;
• and
• a ratchet locking mechanism configured to allow movement of the slider along the stop piece in a forward lateral direction toward the stop piece, but prevent movement of the slider along the stop piece in a backward lateral direction away from the stop piece, wherein the ratchet locking mechanism includes a spring-biased pawl that moves in a direction perpendicular to a ratchet track.

A security tag comprising:

• a slider coupled to a stop piece, wherein the slider is operatively slidable along the stop piece between an armed and an unarmed position;
• an engagement member that is operatively engageable with an article;
• a first alarming mechanism that activates when the stop piece and the slider are in the armed position;
• and
• a paddle that compresses a power switch when pressed into the stop piece in the armed position.