Reusable theft deterrent tag housing

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, pin side up, of a reusable theft deterrent tag housing in open position showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view on an enlarged scale as seen from the far side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG. 1, but with pin side down;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale of the inner surface of the pin receiving arm of the housing as seen in the direction of the arrows 4--4 in FIG. 1, the housing being fragmentarily shown for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale of the inner surface of the pin carrying arm of the housing as seen in the direction of the arrows 5--5 in FIG. 3, the housing being fragmentarily shown for convenience of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view, pin side up, of the housing of FIG. 1 but in closed position;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view on an enlarged scale of the closed housing as seen from the far side of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an end elevational view on an enlarged scale of the lefthand end of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view on an enlarged scale of the righthand end of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view on an enlarged scale of the housing of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view on an enlarged scale of the housing of FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view, similar to FIG. 1, but showing a modification of my new design;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view on an enlarged scale as seen from the far side of FIG. 12; and

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view on an enlarged scale of the housing as seen from the far side of FIG. 12, but in closed position.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3718922 February 1973 Williams et al.
3942829 March 9, 1976 Humble et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D274796
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 1980
Date of Patent: Jul 24, 1984
Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (Deerfield Beach, FL)
Inventor: David R. Humble (Coral Springs, FL)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Law Firm: Hopgood, Calimafde, Kalil, Blaustein & Judlowe
Application Number: 6/153,822
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D10/104; D/8394; Element Or Attachment (D10/121)