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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2006
Rainer Brenner, Teningen-Kondringen, DE;
Rainer Brenner, Teningen-Kondringen, DE;
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device () for protecting articles (), especially displayed goods, from theft. Said device comprises a sensor, connected to a control and alarm device () for triggering an alarm when the sensor () responds, and to be secured to the article () to be protected. The device () also comprises a device for detecting if a person gets closer to the displayed article () or when the article () is removed but not taken. For this purpose, a sensor () responds when a person gets closer or when the article () is removed and is control-connected to the control and alarm device (). The control and alarm device () is connected to a product information device () for presenting the displayed article ().