Anti-theft retail merchandise hook with radio transmission
AssigneeFasteners for Retail, Inc.
InventorsBrent O. Ewing, Chan Chor Man
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Abstract
A signal-emitting retail display device that includes a wire having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion configured to support a label holder, the bottom portion configured to store one or more retail items. The signal-emitting retail display device also has an electronic unit that includes an emitter. The emitter is configured to emit a warning signal, and configured to transmit a wireless signal to an alarm box, where the wireless signal is indicative of the warning signal. The wire is electrically coupled to the electronic unit such that the wire functions as an antenna for the transmission of the wireless signal to the alarm box.
Claims15
A signal-emitting retail display device comprising:
- a wire having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion configured to support a label holder;
- and
- an electronic unit that includes an emitter, the emitter being configured to emit a warning signal, and configured to transmit a wireless signal to an alarm box in response to the warning signal;
- wherein the wire is electrically coupled to the electronic unit such that the wire functions as an antenna for the transmission of the wireless signal to the alarm box.
A retail theft deterrent system comprising:
- a signal-emitting retail display device comprising:
- a wire having a top portion configured to support a label holder;
- and
- an electronic unit that includes an emitter, the emitter being configured to transmit a wireless signal to an alarm box;
- wherein the wire is electrically coupled to the electronic unit such that the wire functions as an antenna for the transmission of the wireless signal to the alarm box;
- and
- the alarm box comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal from the signal-emitting retail display device;
- an alarm box emitter configured to emit an audible signal in response to the wireless signal received from the signal-emitting retail display device;
- and
- one or more terminals for connecting the alarm box to an output receiving device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.