Integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (eas) system
AssigneesDatalogic Scanning, Inc., Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsMatthew J. Friend, Douglas A. Drew, Ronald B. Easter, Gerardo Aguirre, Garrett J. Barnum, David J. Newman
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Abstract
An integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, and methods of operation. Several configurations are also disclosed for alternate deactivation coil designs and mounting schemes.
Claims14
1-2. (canceled)
A combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation system, comprising
- an optical data reader for reading optical tags being passed through a read volume;
- a deactivator for deactivating electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags, said deactivator having at least one magnetic deactivation coil unit arranged to proximate the data reader to project a magnetic field into the read volume, wherein the deactivation coil unit is mounted with a pivoting mount for allowing the deactivation coil unit to be pivoted outwardly away from the data reader.
A combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation system, comprising
- a housing;
- an optical data reader disposed in the housing and having at least a first window through which the optical data reader reads optical tags being passed through a read volume;
- a deactivator for deactivating electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags, said deactivator having at least a first magnetic deactivation coil unit disposed in the housing proximate the first window, wherein the first deactivation coil unit is pivotally mounted.
A method of mounting a magnetic deactivation coil unit within a housing of a combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation system, comprising the steps of
- installing a mounting bracket within the housing;
- pivotally mounting the magnetic deactivation coil unit to the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.