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 compartment formed in the housing;
- an entry port in communication with the compartment;
- a strap connected to and extending outwardly from the housing to a terminal end 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 when the terminal end is inserted through the entry port into the compartment;
- the article-receiving space adapted to receive a portion of the article;
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- a guide pin mounted in the compartment for engaging the strap during its insertion into the compartment to guide movement of the strap within the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.