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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1995
Charles Dumont, Surfside, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A purchase item security and information tag apparatus for attachment to a purchase item in a store includes a tag body, a purchase item information display mechanism for retaining item data in machine readable form, and a tag engagement security mechanism including an elongate item engaging member which spoils the item with dye if cut away from the item by a customer. The tag engagement security mechanism preferably includes a tubular item engaging member containing a dye, so that the dye escapes and spoils the purchase item if cut by a customer without prior deactivation of the tag engagement security mechanism. The dye is preferably contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric to cause the dye to spatter and spray onto the purchase item. An alternative purchase item security and information tag apparatus for attachment to a purchase item in a store includes a tag body, a purchase item information display mechanism for retaining item data in machine readable form, a tag engagement security mechanism including an elongate item engaging member which sounds an alarm if cut away from the item by a customer, where the tag engagement security mechanism includes an electrically conductive item engaging member configured as a loop for extending through part of a purchase item forming part of an electric circuit including an alarm mechanism and a power source, so that opening the circuit prior to deactivation sounds the alarm mechanism.