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Security tag with non-magnetic 3-ball clutch

US11619072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Sensormatic Electronics, LLC · US

Inventors

Patrick Claeys · Darmstadt, DE
Thang Tat Nguyen · Boca Raton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 8, 2020
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B13/2434
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An example electronic security tag attachable to an item includes a tag body member, a connecting member having a pin portion releasably engageable with the tag body member, the pin portion extending along a first axis. The electronic security tag further includes a locking member to lock the connecting member to the tag body member. The locking member includes a clutch mechanism movable along a second axis parallel to the first axis between a first position in contact with the pin portion and corresponding to a locked state and a second position corresponding to an unlocked state. The clutch mechanism including at least one member formed from a non-ferromagnetic material.

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