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Cloth product having an antitheft device and method of making same

US4626311A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1984
Grant dateDec 2, 1986
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/239
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A launderable cloth product having an antitheft device attached thereto, antitheft device for such product, and method of making each are provided in which the device is capable of interrupting magnetic a sensing field upon passing the product with its attached device through the field wherein the device comprises an inner member made of a magnetically detectable material and a dual-purpose cover member serving to encapsulate the inner member while serving to attach the device to a particular part of the product by fusion and the fusion requires substantial damage to the part in order to remove the device from the product.

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