Identification/surveillance device with removable tack button
US7536884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/7057
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An identification/surveillance device including a tag portion and a tack. The tack includes a button and a pin having a dull end and a sharp end. The identification/surveillance device is secured to an article to be identified/surveilled by inserting the pin through the article and engaging the pin with the tag portion. The dull end of the pin is releasably engaged with either the button or the tag portion such that when the identification/surveillance device is removed from the article the sharp end of the pin remains engaged with either the tag portion or the button and only the dull end of the pin is exposed.
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