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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Carl Tyrén, Saint Roman, MC;
Christian Quinones, Solliés-Pont, FR;
RSO Corporation N.V., Curacao, NL;
Abstract
An anti-theft device (,) for deterring theft of a protected article has first and second housing elements (,) and a locking mechanism (,) for securing a male portion (,) of the second housing element (,) to a female portion of the first housing element (,). The locking mechanism releases the male portion from the female portion, when actuated by an unlocking device operated by an authorized person. A thermally controllable element (,) assumes a first position during normal temperatures, wherein the locking mechanism (,) is kept in a locked state, and a second position when heated to temperatures above a predetermined limit, wherein the locking mechanism is caused to release the male portion (,) from the female portion of the first and second housing elements (,).