Deactivator for theft-deterrent markers
US5534836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/2411
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A deactivator for use in an electronic article surveillance system has a housing having a first receptacle containing a deactivator for deactivating a theft-deterrent marker carried on an object such as a compact disk case, an audio cassette case or a video cassette case. The first receptacle is made up of a base, a first wall and a second wall, the walls being spaced apart such that an object carrying the theft-deterrent marker can be placed between the walls. The first wall is slidable relative to the second wall. The housing also has a second receptacle with a deactivator for deactivating a theft-deterrent marker carried on a generally rectangular object such as an audio cassette box having a top and a bottom, first and second sides and first and second ends, the marker being carried by one of the sides or one of the ends. The device comprises a housing having a receptacle comprising first, second and third walls arranged so as to form three sides of a box. A plurality of deactivators is provided, such that each of at least two of the first, second and third walls carries a deactivator. The walls are oriented and dimensioned such that the object can be placed in the receptacle w…
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