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US 2020/0347647 A1Published application
A security tag for a garment article
AssigneeZliide Technologies Aps
InventorsNikolai Brix Lindholm, Casper Schrøder Sørensen, Morten Møgelmose, Viktor Pedersen
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Abstract
A security tag for a garment article for anti-theft purpose. The security tag has a first tag part, and a second tag part for sandwiching the garment article between the first tag part and the second tag part. The first tag part comprises three locks including a pin lock for locking a pin of the second tag part to the first tag, and an electronic lock, which in turns locks the pin lock. The pin lock may be formed as a spring clip.
Claims18
1-17. (canceled)
An anti-theft security tag for a garment article, comprising:
- a first tag part, comprising:
- a pin lock configured for receiving and securing a pin;
- a handle configured for locking and unlocking said pin lock, said handle being movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein said pin is secured by said pin lock when said pin lock is locked by said handle being in said first position;
- wherein said pin is releasable from said pin lock when said pin lock is unlocked by said handle being in said second position;
- wherein said first tag part further comprises a handle lock configured for arresting said handle in said first position;
- and
- a second tag part comprising:
- a pin head from which said pin extends so as to be positioned to penetrate said garment article and for engaging said pin lock to lock said first tag part and said second tag part together when said garment article is sandwiched therebetween.
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A system for self-checkout and purchasing a garment article, said system comprising
- a security tag comprising a first security tag part and a second security tag part;
- wherein said first security tag part comprises:
- a pin lock configured for receiving and securing a pin;
- a handle configured for locking and unlocking said pin lock, said handle being movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein said pin is secured by said pin lock when said pin lock is locked by said handle being in said first position;
- wherein said pin is releasable from said pin lock when said pin lock is unlocked by said handle being in said second position;
- wherein said first security tag part further comprises a handle lock configured for arresting said handle in said first position;
- wherein said second security tag part comprises:
- a pin head from which said pin extends so as to be positioned for penetrating said garment article and for engaging said pin lock to lock said first security tag part and said second security tag part together when said garment article is sandwiched therebetween;
- and
- a control unit operable for unlocking said first security tag part from said second security tag part when said garment article is sandwiched therebetween.
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A security clip for locking a pin, said pin having a pin head and a pointy end opposite said pin head, said security clip comprising:
- a bottom with a bottom surface and a bottom aperture configured for receiving said pointy end of said pin;
- a clip axis defined through said bottom aperture;
- a first spring arm extending from said bottom, and defining a first spring, and having an inclination with respect to said bottom surface, said first spring arm comprising a first end constituting a free end, and a second end opposite said free end, said first spring arm connected to said bottom at said second end at a distance from said bottom aperture;
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- a first spring aperture configured for receiving said pointy end of said pin such that said pin extends through said bottom aperture and said first spring aperture when said pin is in said security clip, said first spring aperture defined in part by a contact edge configured for contacting said pin when said pin is in said security clip;
- wherein a projection of said contact edge onto said bottom surface is between a first side of said clip axis and said second end in an equilibrium state of said first spring;
- and
- wherein the projection of said contact edge onto said bottom surface is on a second side of said clip axis opposite the first side of said clip axis in a compressed state of said first spring, such that said contact edge is forced towards said clip axis so as to exert a locking force on said pin when said pin is in said security clip.
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An anti-theft security tag for a garment article, said security tag comprising:
- a first tag part, and a second tag part, the first tag part and the second tag part being configured for sandwiching said garment article between said first tag part and said second tag part;
- said first tag part comprising:
- a pin lock configured for receiving and securing a pin, said pin being secured by said pin lock when said pin lock is in a locked state, said pin lock comprising a spring having a first deflected state when said pin lock is in the locked state;
- and
- a security lock operable for moving said pin lock between the locked state and an unlocked state, wherein said security lock has an actuator movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said pin lock is in the locked state when said actuator is in said first position, and wherein said pin is releasable from said pin lock when said actuator is in said second position, and wherein said spring is deflected from said first deflected state to a second deflected state when said actuator is moved from said first position to said second position;
- said second tag part comprising:
- a pin head from which said pin extends so as to be positioned to penetrate said garment article, thereby engaging said pin lock for locking said first tag part and said second tag part together with said garment article sandwiched between said first tag part and said second tag part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.