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US 11,627,819 B1Granted
Anti-theft system and method for cosmetic products
AssigneeWalgreen Co.
InventorsScott Fink, Nick Farinola
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Abstract
An anti-theft system for cosmetic products. The anti-theft system includes a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products, and an anti-theft apparatus coupled to the fixture. The anti-theft apparatus includes a base and at least one finger extending from the base. The at least one finger is adapted to either contact or be disposed adjacent to at least one cosmetic product disposed within the fixture. So configured, the at least one finger is adapted to secure the at least one cosmetic product to the fixture.
Claims17
An anti-theft system for cosmetic products, the anti-theft system comprising:
- a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products;
- an anti-theft apparatus coupled to the fixture, the anti-theft apparatus having a base and at least one finger extending from the base, the at least one finger adapted to one or more of contact or be disposed adjacent to at least one cosmetic product disposed within the fixture and the base including two ends and a plurality of apertures disposed on either end;
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- a bracket coupled to the base, the bracket including two ends, each end having an aperture adapted to be aligned with at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures in the base to couple the bracket to the base via a fastening member, each end of the bracket further including a tab adapted to be coupled to a portion of the fixture,
- where the at least one finger includes an end having a projection downwardly extending from the end and is adapted to secure the at least one cosmetic product to the fixture,
- where the base includes a longitudinal axis, and the at least one finger extends from the base in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base and the projection downwardly extends from the end in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and
- where the base, the at least one finger, and the projection are formed of one piece.
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An anti-theft apparatus for use with a fixture having cosmetic products, the anti-theft apparatus comprising:
- a base having two ends, a plurality of apertures disposed on either end, and one of a shoulder portion or a tab extending from the base, the one of the shoulder portion or the tab adapted to be coupled to the fixture;
- a plurality of fingers extending from the base and adapted to one or more of contact or be disposed adjacent to at least one cosmetic product disposed within the fixture and secure the at least one cosmetic product to the fixture, and where at least one finger of the plurality of fingers includes an end having a tab downwardly extending from the end, where the base includes a longitudinal axis, and the at least one finger extends from the base in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base and the tab downwardly extending from the end in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and where the base, the at least one finger, and the tab are formed of one piece;
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- a bracket coupled to the base, the bracket including two ends, each end having an aperture adapted to be aligned with at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures in the base to couple the bracket to the base via a fastening member, each end of the bracket further including a tab adapted to be coupled to a portion of a fixture.
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A method of securing at least one cosmetic product to a fixture, the method comprising:
- providing an anti-theft apparatus comprising a base having at least one tab, a plurality of fingers, two ends, and a plurality of apertures disposed on either end;
- coupling a bracket to the base, the bracket including two ends, each end having an aperture adapted to be aligned with at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures in the base to couple the bracket to the base via a fastening member, each end of the bracket further including a tab adapted to be coupled to a portion of the fixture
- coupling the anti-theft apparatus to the fixture via the at least one tab;
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- securing the at least one cosmetic product to the fixture via at least one finger of the plurality of fingers, the at least one finger including an end having a projection downwardly extending from the end and the base including a longitudinal axis, the at least one finger extending from the base in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base and the projection downwardly extending from the end in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, where the base, the at least one finger, and the projection are formed of one piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.