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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1996
Corrado Mazzucchelli, Grumello Del Monte, IT;
Plasti-Max S.p.A., Grumello Del Monte, IT;
Abstract
A multi-purpose tag for irreversible fixing to objects displayed for sale including a body having abutments and a through cavity with a rectangular cross-section, a retention structure arranged in the cavity and having projections cooperating with the abutments of the body such that movement of the retention structure out of the cavity is prevented. The retention structure has first and second opposed portions and a pawl arranged on one or both of the first and second portions. The body also includes an elongate strip having teeth along its edges and arranged to slide into the cavity such that the pawl(s) engages teeth on a respective edge of the aid strip and prevents removal of the strip from the cavity once the pawl(s) engages the teeth on the respective edge of the strip. The retention structure also includes a crosspiece extending between the first and second portions to provide rigidity to the retention structure when intact and to enable removable of the strip from the cavity when broken.