Apparatus for deactivation of electronic article surveillance tags
US5781111A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/242
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention there is provided an apparatus for deactivating electronic article surveillance tags comprising a deactivation coil, a capacitor, charging means for charging the capacitor to a predetermined level, and an electronic switch connected to the capacitor and the deactivation coil so that when the switch is open the capacitor can be charged by the charging means and when the switch is closed the capacitor can discharge through the deactivation coil.
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