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US 2006/0131321 A1Published application
Merchandise dispenser with time delay and one-way retaining member
AssigneeAlpha Security Products, Inc.
InventorsKeith Nagelski, Christopher Fawcett, Ronald Marsilio
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Abstract
A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discharge opening permits removal of the items one at a time, with a time delay being required between the removal of each of the items to retard shoplifting. The gate also produces an audible sound when moving toward the open position to further reduce possible shoplifting.
Claims17
A dispenser for items of merchandise comprising:
- a housing for storing a plurality of the items, said housing having:
- a top end, a bottom end;
- opposing sides, a front and a back;
- an entrance opening defined proximate the top end of the housing for inserting said items into the housing;
- a discharge opening defined in the front of the housing and proximate the bottom end thereof for removing said items out from the housing;
- an arcuate passageway formed in the housing;
- said passageway arising in the entrance opening and terminating in the discharge opening;
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- a one-way retaining member mounted on the housing proximate the entrance opening;
- said retaining member being adapted to substantially prevent any of the previously inserted items from being withdrawn from the housing through the entrance opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.