EP0212061A2 - Antivol pour vêtements ou similaires - Google Patents

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EP0212061A2
EP0212061A2 EP86105466A EP86105466A EP0212061A2 EP 0212061 A2 EP0212061 A2 EP 0212061A2 EP 86105466 A EP86105466 A EP 86105466A EP 86105466 A EP86105466 A EP 86105466A EP 0212061 A2 EP0212061 A2 EP 0212061A2
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Ronald Keith Reich
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IDENTITECH CORPORATION
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IDENTITECH Corp
Allied Corp
Honeywell International Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B73/00—Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal; Miscellaneous locking devices
    • E05B73/0017—Anti-theft devices, e.g. tags or monitors, fixed to articles, e.g. clothes, and to be removed at the check-out of shops

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  • the present invention relates generally to antipilferage systems and markers for use therein. More particularly, the invention provides markers that may be securely fastened to a soft article, such as clothing, without damaging the material or fabric when removed following purchase.
  • Advanced electronic systems employed to prevent theft of clothing articles generally comprise a marker element secured to the article and an electronic interrogater adapted to detect a signal produced by the marker (note, for example, U.S. patent 4,298,862 to Gregor et al).
  • the interrogater includes a transmitting apparatus, including a drive coil, situated on one side of a passage leading to an exit and a receive coil for detecting the signal from the marker at the other side of the passage.
  • the drive coil produces an interrogation signal that energizes the marker.
  • the marker When energized, the marker produces an identifiable response signal detected by the receive coil. Detection of the presence of the response signal indicates that the article has not been properly checked out by the cashier and may, in fact, be stolen.
  • the manner of fastening the marker to the clothing or similar articles is the manner of fastening the marker to the clothing or similar articles.
  • the marker must be securely fixed to the article so as to prevent unauthorized removal by shoplifters.
  • the marker must allow easy removal by authorized personnel, such as the cashier, following purchase of the article by a customer.
  • U.S. patent 3,858,280 to Martens discloses a marker fastening system addressing this problem.
  • the system includes a marker securing pin with an enlarged head, smooth shaft and sharp point for piercing the article and a retainer connected to the body of the marker for releasably clamping the shaft of the pin extending through the article.
  • a special tool is required to release the pin from the retainer.
  • the Martens device can. be forced open.
  • the smooth pin simply fails to provide positive locking action and can be pulled from the retainer by a shoplifter and the surveillance marker then removed from the article.
  • the grooved pin of the Humble device is likely to cause damage to the fabric of the cloth article. Specifically, the edges of the grooves often catch on the threads of the fabric and pull or break those threads as the pin is pressed through or removed from the article. This, of course, can cause unsightly and totally unacceptable holes and distortion in the material or fabric. In fact, marker manufacturers recommend against the use of grooved pins with some fabric, such as knits, since the damage is so common and severe.
  • the present invention is directed to overcoming this problem of damage to the cloth in an article of clothing or the like.
  • the present invention solves the problem by providing an article surveillance marker including a dual pin fastening structure.
  • the fastening structure is capable of providing positive retention of the marker to clothing or other cloth articles so as to resist unauthorized removal by a shoplifter, while allowing attachment and authorized removal without damage to the article.
  • the article surveillance marker of the present invention includes a housing having a head section and a body section. Dual pin means are provided on the head section for (1) attaching the marker to the cloth article, and (2) securing the head and body housing sections together so as to prevent unauthorized removal of the marker from the article.
  • a grooved pin is utilized to positively secure the head and body housing sections of the marker together. It should be recognized, however, that the grooved pin does not pass through the cloth article. Instead, a separate smooth pin passes through and attaches the marker to the article. The distal end of the smooth pin that passes through the article is received in an aperture in the body section of the housing when the head and body housing sections are locked together. The grooved pin is received in a recess having a locking mechanism. Thus, the two pins received in the housing prevent the article from slipping free, and the head section from being surreptiously pulled free to release the article.
  • the dual fastening structure of the marker of the present invention not only provides the desired positive retention and securing of the marker to an article characteristic of a grooved pin, but also provides an advancement in the art of providing a separate smooth pin that passes through the article. Since only the smooth pin passes through the article, damage to the article upon marker attachment and removal is eliminated, and a larger diameter groved pin can be utilized to strengthen the marker fastening structure and prevent unauthorized separation of the head and body thereof.
  • the signal generating portion of the article surveillance marker of the present invention may be of any of several different types that are known in the art.
  • the marker can be either the resonant circuit or ferromagnetic harmonic generating type.
  • the marker is the magnetomechanical type.
  • the marker includes an elongated, amorphous metal strip of ferromagnetic material adapted to be magnetically biased and thereby armed to resonate mechanically at a frequency within the frequency band of an applied magnetic interrogation field.
  • FIG. 1 shows the article surveillance or antitheft marker 10 of the present invention.
  • the marker 10 is adapted for securely fastening to a cloth article, such as shown at A, to allow surveillance or identification of that article.
  • the marker lO includes a head section 12 and a body section 14.
  • the marker lO includes one or more elongated, ductile ribbons 16 of magnetostrictive material housed in the body section.
  • Each ribbon 16 is preferably a strip of amorphous metal adapted to be magnetically biased and, thereby, armed to resonate mechanically at a standard or known frequency to generate an identifiable signal.
  • the magnetic biasing may, for example, be provided by a separate ferromagnetic slab or plate 18 of high magnetic coercivity positioned adjacent the ribbon 16 as shown.
  • the marker 10 is positively attached to the article A to be protected, and is designed to prevent unauthorized or forced removal. Further, the marker does not damage the article A when attached or removed, for example, by a stock person during shelf stocking or by a cashier following purchase by a customer.
  • the present invention provides a novel and improved dual pin fastening structure addressing and solving this important problem.
  • the marker 10 includes a smooth pin 20 for piercing the article A and attaching the marker thereto.
  • the smooth pin 20 is mounted to the head section 12.
  • the pin 20 is pushed or extended through the article so that the distal or pointed end 22 of the pin is retained in the receiving aperture 24 in the body section.
  • the positioning of the end 22 within the aperture 24 prevents the removal of the marker 10 from the article without the separating of the head and body housing sections 12, 14, respectively.
  • the lock assembly 28 includes a pair of cooperating chocks 30 biased together by means of a spring 32 and cooperating cam surfaces 34.
  • inwardly extending flanges on the chocks 30 are received within one of the grooves 38 of the pin 26 to positively lock and prevent forced removal of the pin. This relationship prevents removal of the marker 10 from the article A by the shoplifter.
  • the head and body sections 12, 14 of the housing may, however, be easily separated by authorized personnel, such as a cashier, using a specially designed electromagnetic device that may be conveniently located at the checkout counter.
  • the present invention includes a grooved pin 26 for superior locking action that resists unauthorized removal of the marker 10 from the article A.
  • the article damage problem characteristic of grooved pins is overcome by the utilization of a second, separate smooth pin 20 that is extended through the article A with the distal end 22 securely retained within an aperture 24 in the marker housing.

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Cited By (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2206150A (en) * 1987-06-22 1988-12-29 Monarch Marking Systems Inc Article surveillance tag
FR2622547A1 (fr) * 1987-10-30 1989-05-05 Actron Sa Support verrouillable de circuit de securite
EP0434425A1 (fr) * 1989-12-21 1991-06-26 Esselte Meto International GmbH Fixation d'une étiquette de sécurité
WO1999018312A1 (fr) * 1997-10-02 1999-04-15 Rso Corporation N.V. Dispositif d'antivol dote d'un mecanisme de verrouillage a commande thermique
EP1262618A2 (fr) * 2001-05-29 2002-12-04 HIGH-SCAN-Artikelsicherungs-GmbH Dispositif de sécurité de biens
DE202005010543U1 (de) * 2005-07-03 2006-11-16 Precker, Rene Pierre Warensicherung für Kleiderbügel

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FR2256487A1 (fr) * 1973-12-27 1975-07-25 Sensormatic Electronics Corp
GB2075116A (en) * 1980-04-11 1981-11-11 Gustavsson B O Theft-deterrent devices

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2256487A1 (fr) * 1973-12-27 1975-07-25 Sensormatic Electronics Corp
GB2075116A (en) * 1980-04-11 1981-11-11 Gustavsson B O Theft-deterrent devices

Cited By (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2206150A (en) * 1987-06-22 1988-12-29 Monarch Marking Systems Inc Article surveillance tag
GB2206150B (en) * 1987-06-22 1991-03-20 Monarch Marking Systems Inc A tag for use in an electronic article surveillance system
FR2622547A1 (fr) * 1987-10-30 1989-05-05 Actron Sa Support verrouillable de circuit de securite
EP0434425A1 (fr) * 1989-12-21 1991-06-26 Esselte Meto International GmbH Fixation d'une étiquette de sécurité
WO1999018312A1 (fr) * 1997-10-02 1999-04-15 Rso Corporation N.V. Dispositif d'antivol dote d'un mecanisme de verrouillage a commande thermique
US6285286B1 (en) 1997-10-02 2001-09-04 Rso Corporation N.V. Anti-theft device with a thermally controllable locking mechanism
EP1262618A2 (fr) * 2001-05-29 2002-12-04 HIGH-SCAN-Artikelsicherungs-GmbH Dispositif de sécurité de biens
EP1262618A3 (fr) * 2001-05-29 2003-08-06 HIGH-SCAN-Artikelsicherungs-GmbH Dispositif de sécurité de biens
US6848285B2 (en) 2001-05-29 2005-02-01 High-Scan-Artikelsicherungs-Gmbh Merchandize item protection apparatus
DE202005010543U1 (de) * 2005-07-03 2006-11-16 Precker, Rene Pierre Warensicherung für Kleiderbügel

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