Apparatus for capturing data and deactivating electronic article surveillance tags
US6154135A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/248
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with the article comprising a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging the article, a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of the volume to capture data from the indicia associated with the article as the article is placed into the bag; and deactivation means positioned below the scanner to deactivate the electronic article surveillance tag when the article is in the bag.
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