Bottle security device
AssigneeCheckpoint Systems, Inc.
InventorsRonald M. Marsilio, Christopher J. 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 strap connected to and extending outwardly from the housing and having an unsecured position and a secured position in which the strap and housing together form a closed loop around an article-receiving space for receiving a portion of the article therein;
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- a plurality of thin projections connected to and projecting outwardly from the housing to provide pain bumps to retard unauthorized tampering with the security device by applying excess twisting pressure to the housing.
1n combination, a bottle having a cylindrical neck and a security device for protecting the bottle from theft, said security device comprising:
- a rigid housing connected to and extending outwardly from the bottle neck;
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- a plurality of thin projections connected to and projecting outwardly from the housing to provide pain bumps to retard unauthorized tampering with the security device by applying excess twisting pressure to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.