Security container with linked primary and secondary security features
AssigneeAlpha Security Products, Inc.
InventorsNicholas M. Sedon, Dennis D. Belden JR., William Shepler
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Abstract
A security storage container has a primary security feature that is adapted to be locked and unlocked with an appropriate key. A secondary security feature is activated when the security storage container is opened without first unlocking the lock with the key. In one embodiment, the secondary security feature includes prongs that are moved to an extended position when the primary security feature of the container is defeated. In the extended position, the prongs will at least damage the item of merchandise protected by the security storage container. The extended position of the prongs may also further lock the item of merchandise within the security storage container.
Claims20
A security storage container that receives and displays an item of merchandise;
- the security storage container including:
- a frame adapted to receive the item of merchandise,
- a primary security feature that prevents the item of merchandise from being removed from the frame;
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- a secondary security feature linked to the primary security feature;
- the secondary security feature being activated when the primary security feature is defeated.
A security storage container for securely displaying an item of recorded media;
- the container comprising:
- a frame defining a storage compartment adapted to hold the item of recorded media;
- a lid attached to the frame and movable between open and closed positions;
- a primary security feature movable between activated and inactivated positions;
- the activated position of the primary security feature locking the lid in the closed position;
- the inactivated position of the primary security feature allowing the lid to be moved from the closed position to the open position;
- a secondary security feature connected to the primary security feature;
- the secondary security feature movable from an inactivated position to an activated position when the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position when the primary security feature remains in the activated position;
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- the secondary security feature including at least one prong that extends into the storage compartment of the frame when the secondary security feature is in the activated position.
A security storage container for securely displaying an item of recorded media;
- the container comprising:
- a frame defining a storage compartment adapted to hold the item of recorded media;
- a lid attached to the frame and movable between open and closed positions;
- a prong movable between inactivated and activated positions;
- the prong extending into the storage compartment when the prong is in the activated position;
- a cover member movable between inactivated and activated positions;
- the inactivated position of the cover member holding the prong in the inactivated position;
- the activated position of the cover member allowing the prong to move to the activated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.