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US 7,464,569 B2Granted
Zipper tag housing
AssigneeB&G Plastics, Inc.
InventorsChester Kolton, Michael Norman
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Abstract
A housing for supporting an electronic tag on a zipper for a zippered container including a housing and an electronic tag supported by the housing. The housing has a configuration which is attached to at least one zipper of a zippered container. The housing is attached to the exterior of the container to limit movement of the zipper about the container.
Claims14
A housing for supporting an electronic tag for a zippered container comprising:
- a planar trapezoidal shaped base, said base including a pair of base apertures therethrough adjacent corners of said base;
- a cover including a pair of cover apertures which correspond to said base apertures, said cover fitting over said base to allow an electronic tag to be supported therebetween;
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- a locking arm having two ends and a U-shaped body therebetween, said locking arm irreversibly attaches said cover to said base by extending said arm ends through said pair of cover apertures and said pair of said base apertures.
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A security device for a zippered container comprising:
- a planar trapezoidal shaped base, said base including a pair of recess portions, each recess portion includes a base aperture through said base, said base includes two parallel sides, one of said parallel sides is longer than the other of said parallel sides, said base apertures positioned closer to said one of said parallel sides;
- a cover similar in shape to said base, said cover including a pair of cover apertures which correspond to said base apertures, said cover mating with said base to allow an electronic tag to be supported therebetween;
- a locking arm having two ends and a U-shaped body therebetween, said locking arm irreversibly attaches said cover to said base by extending said arm ends through said pair of cover apertures and said pair of said base apertures;
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- an electronic tag supported between said base and said cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.