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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Lawrence R. Yeager, Matthews, NC (US);
Lee H. Eckert, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Gary Mark Shafer, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lawrence R. Yeager, Matthews, NC (US);
Lee H. Eckert, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Gary Mark Shafer, Charlotte, NC (US);
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Abstract
A security apparatus and method for protecting merchandise items is presented. In the preferred embodiment, a merchandise security device includes a housing with an access door that has an open position and a closed position, a primary power source, a secondary power source and alarm system. The alarm system determines when a voltage of the primary power source drops below a threshold value. When the voltage drops below the threshold value, the alarm system switches to the secondary power source for its power. When the alarm system is in a standby mode, it will not generate alarms when operating on the secondary power source. However, when the alarm system has not been placed into a standby mode, the alarm system will generate alarms when operating on the secondary power source and the access door is in the open position.