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US 8,887,907 B2Granted
Security container with replaceable faceplate
AssigneeCheckpoint Systems, Inc.
InventorsAdam Mark Will, William R. Beatty, Matthew R. Shute
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Abstract
The invention relates to a security container formed to receive a cassette which visually indicates to a user what type or style of good is contained therein. The cassette may be of a general solid block type in one color or having one visual characteristic, or the cassette may have multiple inserts or slides which may be moved within the cassette to change the outwardly facing color or visible characteristic.
Claims19
A security device comprising:
- a housing movable between an open position and a closed position, the housing configured to receive a product within the housing, wherein the housing comprises a backwall, a pair of sidewalls, and a topwall;
- a lock mechanism for locking the housing in the closed position;
- a pair of retaining lips extending outwardly away from each of the pair of sidewalls and the topwall;
- a retaining bar extending upwardly from the backwall;
- wherein the retaining lips and the retaining bar cooperate with the back wall, the pair of sidewalls, and the top wall, to define a pocket;
- a first cassette removably disposable within the pocket, wherein the topwall, the pair of retaining lips, the retaining bar and the product prevent the first cassette from being removed from the pocket when the product is located within the housing;
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- a first indicia displayed by the first cassette, wherein the first indicia is observable through the housing when the first cassette is disposed in the pocket and indicates that the product conforms to a particular category of products.
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