Anti-theft subject for rental

An anti-theft device for use with a rental commodity to be rented from a shop, comprising:

• a receiving case for receiving the rental commodity therein;
• a display case for holding said receiving case therein to allow for display of said receiving case;
• a lock apparatus for locking said display case in a closed condition to prevent removal of said receiving case from said display case said lock apparatus including a fixed locking portion constituted by fixed parts of said display case, and a locking part removably inserted to said fixed locking portion in such a manner that said locking part is removable from said fixed locking portion by use of a locking part removal tool to be provided at the shop so that said locking part can be removed from said fixed locking portion at the shop;
• wherein said receiving case includes a first box body, and a first lid body pivotally connected to said first box body via a first hinge for movement between open and closed conditions;
• wherein said display case includes a second box body, and a second lid body pivotally connected to said second box body via a second hinge for movement between open and closed conditions;
• wherein said receiving case and said display case are constructed such that said receiving case is removably received in said display case and, when said receiving case is received in said display case, said second lid body is movable between said open and closed conditions thereof independently of movement of said first lid body between said open and closed conditions thereof, such that said first lid body can be moved from said closed condition to said open condition thereof either subsequent to movement of said second lid body from said closed condition to said open condition thereof, or simultaneously therewith;
• wherein said fixed locking portion of said lock apparatus comprises plural, mutually spaced-apart first tubular bodies fixed to said second box body of said display case at a side thereof opposite said second hinge, and plural, mutually spaced-apart second tubular bodies fixed to said second lid body at a side thereof opposite said second hinge, said first tubular bodies and said second tubular bodies being arranged so that said first tubular bodies are interdigitated with said second tubular bodies with through holes of said first tubular bodies aligned with through holes of said second tubular bodies when said second lid body is in said closed condition relative to said second box body;
• wherein said locking part of said lock apparatus comprises an elongated slider that is removably inserted through said through holes of said first and second tubular bodies when said through holes of said first and second tubular bodies are aligned with each other;
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• wherein said slider of said lock apparatus is provided with an electronically-detectable anti-theft tag which, if not removed from said display case by removal of said locking part from said first and second tubular portions, can be detected upon removal of said display case from the shop.

An anti-theft device for use with a rental commodity to be rented from a shop, comprising:

• a receiving case for receiving the rental commodity therein;
• a display case for holding said receiving case therein to allow for display of said receiving case;
• a lock apparatus for locking said display case in a closed condition to prevent removal of said receiving case from said display case, said lock apparatus including a fixed locking portion constituted by fixed parts of said display case, and a locking part removably inserted to said fixed locking portion in such a manner that said locking part is removable from said fixed locking portion by use of a locking part removal tool to be provided at the shop so that said locking part can be removed from said fixed locking portion at the shop;
• wherein said receiving case includes a first box body, and a first lid body pivotally connected to said first box body via a first hinge for movement between open and closed conditions;
• wherein said display case includes a second box body, and a second lid body pivotally connected to said second box body via a second hinge for movement between open and closed conditions;
• wherein said first hinge of said receiving case comprises at least one hinge pin, and hinge pin bearing portions provided on said first box body and said first lid body for supporting said at least one hinge pin;
• wherein said first lid body of said receiving case includes peripheral side walls on opposing sides of said first lid body, and at least one of said peripheral side walls has a side wall end portion that is shaped so that, when said first lid body is moved to an upright condition relative to said first box body, said side wall end portion bears against said second box body of said display case so as to hold said first lid body in said upright condition;
• wherein said fixed locking portion of said lock apparatus comprises plural mutually spaced-apart first tubular bodies fixed to said second box body of said display case at a side thereof opposite said second hinge, and plural, mutually spaced-apart second tubular bodies fixed to said second lid body at a side thereof opposite said second hinge said first tubular bodies and said second tubular bodies being arranged so that said first tubular bodies are interdigitated with said second tubular bodies with through holes of said first tubular bodies aligned with through holes of said second tubular bodies when said second lid body is in said closed condition relative to said second box body;
• wherein said locking part of said lock apparatus comprises an elongated slider that is removably inserted through said through holes of said first and second tubular bodies when said through holes of said first and second tubular bodies are aligned with each other;
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• wherein said slider of said lock apparatus is provided with an electronically-detectable anti-theft tag which, if not removed from said display case by removal of said locking part from said first and second tubular portions, can be detected upon removal of said display case from the shop.

An anti-theft device for use with a rental commodity to be rented from a shop, comprising:

• a receiving case for receiving the rental commodity therein;
• a display case for holding said receiving case therein to allow for display of said receiving case;
• a lock apparatus for locking said display case in a closed condition to prevent removal of said receiving case from said display case, said lock apparatus including a fixed locking portion constituted by fixed parts of said display case, and a locking part removably inserted to said fixed locking portion in such a manner that said locking part is removable from said fixed locking portion by use of a locking part removal tool to be provided at the shop so that said locking part can be removed from said fixed locking portion at the shop;
• wherein said receiving case includes a first box body, and a first lid body pivotally connected to said first box body via a first hinge for movement between open and closed conditions;
• wherein said display case includes a second box body, and a second lid body pivotally connected to said second box body via a second hinge for movement between open and closed conditions;
• wherein said display case includes at least one movement-preventing projection that, when said receiving case is received in said display case, inhibits said receiving case from falling out of said display case;
• wherein, when said receiving case is received in said display case, said at least one movement-preventing projection bears against said first box body but not against said first lid body, such that said first lid body can be moved between said open and closed conditions while said first box body is held by said at least one movement-preventing projection;
• wherein said second box body comprises a bottom wall and peripheral walls projecting upwardly from peripheral sides of said bottom wall;
• wherein said peripheral walls include a rear peripheral wall provided at a peripheral side of said second box body at which said second lid body is pivotally connected to said second box body via said second hinge;
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• wherein said at least one movement-preventing projection comprises a pair of spaced-apart movement-preventing tabs projecting forward from a top of said rear peripheral wall so as to engage atop said first box body of said receiving case at a rear portion of said first box body at which said first lid body is pivotally connected to said first box body via said first hinge.