Bottle security device
AssigneeAlpha Security Products, Inc.
InventorsRonald Marsilio, Christopher Fawcett
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Abstract
A security device for securing around a generally cylindrical article such as the neck of a bottle includes a housing which forms a lock compartment and which contains an EAS security device and a magnetically actuated lock mechanism. A ratchet strap have a series of locking teeth and is formed integrally with the housing and extends outwardly therefrom and has sufficient rigidity to assume a generally circular configuration with a curved article contact surface of the housing to facilitate attaching the device around the article. The lock mechanism includes a locking pawl which engages the strap teeth and an actuation strip which biases the pawl toward locking engagement with the strap.
Claims20
A security device for attaching to an article to be protected from theft, said device comprising:
- a rigid housing;
- a compartment formed in the housing;
- an entry port in communication with the compartment;
- a strap connected at a first end thereof to the housing and extending outwardly therefrom to a second terminal end;
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- a manually accessible push tab connected to and extending outwardly from the strap and manually pushable for inserting the terminal end of the strap into the compartment through the entry port so that the strap and housing together form a closed loop around an article-receiving space adapted to receive a portion of the article.
In combination, an article having a generally cylindrical portion and a security device for protecting the article from theft, said security device comprising:
- a rigid housing;
- a compartment formed in the housing;
- an entry port in communication with the compartment;
- a strap which is connected at a first end thereof to the housing and extends outwardly therefrom and has a preset curvature so that the strap loops around the generally cylindrical portion to a second terminal end closely adjacent the entry port;
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- a manually accessible push tab connected to and extending outwardly from the strap and manually pushable for inserting the terminal end of the strap into the compartment through the entry port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.