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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2010
Applicant:
John Hesch, Jr., Orient, OH (US);
Inventor:
John Hesch, Jr., Orient, OH (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 73/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A security tag that includes a mechanism for preventing the unauthorized removal of a security tag from its article. The security tag includes a housing having a clamp axis. A clamp is contained within the housing. The clamp is rotatable about the clamp axis from a locked position to an unlocked position. The clamp includes a lock region lockable to the housing, and a release region. The mechanism prevents the security tag from being removed from its article unless the lock region is unlocked from the housing and a force is applied to the release region.