Electronic pin fastener
US5995003A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/1463
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic pin fastener (29) for use in a security system for garments, merchandise, and the like mounted for sale or display on a display fixture, rack, or bin causes an alarm to be produced upon removal of the pin fastener (29). The pin fastener (29) has an enclosed housing (60) having top (68) and bottom (63) walls, a hole centrally disposed in the bottom wall (63), a pin (61) having a head and a stem, the stem extending through the hole in the bottom wall (63), and bias means effective to bias the head of the pin (61) towards a predetermined position such as to cause an alarm. The stem of the pin (61) is retained in a depressed position such as to not produce an alarm by an EAS tag or locking device after the pin (61) is inserted through a garment.
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