Cable wrap security device
AssigneeCheckpoint Systems, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Fawcett, Ronald M. Marsilio
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Abstract
A security device for protecting a merchandise item that includes a housing, a first cable, a second cable, a spool, a locking mechanism and a crossover device that is in the housing and is rotatable about a vertical axis. The locking mechanism locks the spool so that it is not rotatable about the vertical axis. The cable crossover device is placed on a side of a merchandise item opposite the housing. The crossover device in is formed with a crossover body and a latch. The crossover body has the first cable slidably attached to it. The latch is configured to be locked to the crossover body. The second cable slidably is attached to the latch. The latch is configured to be partially released from the crossover body when it unlocked.
Claims20
A security device comprising:
- a cable;
- a spool which is rotatable about a vertical axis, the cable being affixed to the spool;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the spool such that the spool is not rotatable about the vertical axis in a cable loosening direction, the locking mechanism comprising a gear member, the gear member being movable along the vertical axis between
- a locked position which prevents rotation of the spool in the cable loosening direction and allows rotation of the spool in a cable tightening direction, and
- an unlocked position which allows rotation of the spool in a cable loosening direction.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cable configured to affix the apparatus to a retail article;
- a spool which is rotatable about a vertical axis, the cable being affixed to the spool;
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the spool such that the spool is not rotatable about the vertical axis in a cable loosening direction, the locking mechanism comprising a gear member, the gear member being movable along the vertical axis between
- a locked position which prevents rotation of the spool in the cable loosening direction and allows rotation of the spool in a cable tightening direction, and
- an unlocked position which allows rotation of the spool in a cable loosening direction;
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- a speaker configured to sound an alarm in response to the cable being cut.
A security device comprising:
- a cable;
- a spool which is rotatable about a vertical axis, the cable being affixed to the spool;
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the spool such that the spool is not rotatable about the vertical axis in a cable loosening direction, the locking mechanism comprising a gear member, the gear member being movable along the vertical axis between
- a locked position which prevents rotation of the spool in the cable loosening direction and allows rotation of the spool in a cable tightening direction, and
- an unlocked position which allows rotation of the spool in a cable loosening direction;
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- an EAS tag configured to wirelessly cause an actuation of an alarm at a security gate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.