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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1996
Arthur Fuss, Studio City, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A theft deterrent garment tag having a first housing with an internal cavity occupied by a pair of fragile vials fixedly held in position over slots or openings containing a garment staining substance such as ink and a movable vial fracturing element adjacent openings provided in the first housing permitting flow of released substance into the garment when tempered with by unauthorized personnel. An antenna including a diode is carried in the first housing suitable for use in an electronic surveillance situation and hold-down ribs are included for supporting the antenna in position in the first housing. A second housing includes a receptacle mid-way between its opposite ends for insertably receiving the shank of an elongated pin downwardly depending from the fracturing element movably carried on the first housing whereby securement of the housings is made on opposite sides of the fabric of the garment.