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 a bottle having a neck with an annular shoulder, 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 a bottle neck-receiving space for receiving a portion of the bottle neck therein;
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- a plurality of spaced first projections connected to and extending from one of the housing and the strap into the bottle neck-receiving space adapted to engage the annular shoulder to assist in retaining the security device on the bottle neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.