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Anti-theft device for shoes

US5655392A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 1995
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T70/5858
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An anti-theft device to be applied to a shoe and provided with a sensor element (52) of an alarm system comprises two clamp plates (11, 12) which can be tightened against each other by a screw mechanism to be attached to the shoe straddling the edge of the upper leather thereof which defines the insert opening for the foot, and a device for preventing operation of the screw mechanism for displacement of the clamp plates from the tightened position, which can be actuated by means of a special tool only.

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