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US 2009/0152230 A1Published application
Bottle security device
AssigneeCheckpoint Systems, Inc.
InventorDennis D. Belden, JR.
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Abstract
A bottle security device locks onto a bottle neck to prevent theft of the bottle or its contents. The device includes a housing and a cap which receives a portion of the bottle neck and rotates relative to the housing. A spiraling cam surface provides a mechanism during rotation of the cap to move a securing member between a secured position to engage the bottle neck and an unsecured position to disengage from the bottle neck. A locking mechanism is provided to prevent rotation of the cap to keep the device locked on the bottle neck.
Claims20
A bottle security device comprising:
- a housing;
- an interior chamber formed in the housing;
- a cap rotatable relative to the housing about a vertical axis;
- a portion of the cap in the interior chamber;
- a cavity formed in the cap adapted to receive therein a portion of a bottle neck;
- at least one securing member in the interior chamber;
- a first cam surface which spirals radially outwardly relative to the axis;
- a second cam surface;
- a sliding engagement between the first and second cam surfaces during rotation of the cap relative to the housing;
- a secured position of the at least one securing member adapted to engage the bottle neck;
- an unsecured position of the at least one securing member adapted to be disengaged from the bottle neck;
- and
- wherein the at least one securing member is movable in response to the sliding engagement from one of the secured and unsecured positions to the other of the secured and unsecured positions.
10 more elements
A bottle security device comprising:
- a housing;
- an interior chamber formed in the housing;
- a cap rotatable relative to the housing about a vertical axis;
- a portion of the cap in the interior chamber;
- a cavity formed in the cap adapted to receive therein a portion of a bottle neck;
- at least one securing member in the interior chamber;
- a first cam surface which spirals radially outwardly relative to the axis;
- a second cam surface;
- a sliding engagement between the first and second cam surfaces during rotation of the cap relative to the housing;
- wherein one of the first and second cam surfaces is on the at least one securing member;
- the other of the first and second cam surfaces is on one of the cap and housing;
- and
- the at least one securing member is movable in response to rotation of the cap relative to the housing between a secured position adapted to engage the bottle neck and an unsecured position adapted to be disengaged from the bottle neck.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.