Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Elbert W Dooley, Jr

Hans P Witzky

Thang Tat Nguyen

Norman B Hansen

Electronic instrument for removing security tags

An EAS tag in which the tag is held to an article by an attaching assembly a part of which is releasably prevented from being withdrawn from the body of the tag. The tag body is provided with an arcuate channel through which an arcuate detacher probe can be guided for releasing the attaching assembly part. A spring clamp provides the releasable preventing function and includes jaws specifically adapted to respond to in-plane torsional forces provided by the arcuate probe which is moved through the arcuate channel by rotation to reach the spring clamp. Hand and power actuated detacher assemblies incorporating the arcuate probe are also provided.

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Lake Worth, FL, United States of America

Elbert W Dooley, Jr