For Antitheft Signaling Device On Protected Article Patents (Class 70/57.1)
  • Patent number: 6467318
    Abstract: A theft-resistant container or keeper of the instant invention is suitable for use with a case having a hinged edge and an opening edge, the keeper comprising a frame, a locking mechanism, a cover member. The frame has a back panel, a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall and an extended frame portion off the bottom wall, the side wall substantially covering the opening edge of the case when contained in the keeper. The locking mechanism is substantially housed in the extended frame portion, the locking mechanism having a locking tab, a locking member and a latch. The locking mechanism is movable between a locked position and a unlocked position where the locking tab is biased toward the locked position. Spring members may also be provided in the frame to adapt the frame to cases of varying sizes and dimensions. A releasor is provided to release the case from the theft-resistant container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Wherehouse Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventor: Anton Gattiker
  • Patent number: 6449991
    Abstract: A theft deterrent device has a body portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has an upper jaw and a lower jaw. The upper jaw is spaced from the lower jaw so as to define a mouth in which a portion of an article can be inserted. A pin is movably mounted in the upper jaw, at least between a retracted position in which the pin does not substantially extend into the mouth, and an extended position in which the pin extends through the mouth and into the lower jaw. Releasable locking structure is provided to secure the pin in the extended position. The device can be used in combination with electronic article surveillance technology to secure articles against theft, with reduced damage to the articles and with reduced risk to persons handling the tags. A detachment device for use with a theft deterrent device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Dennis L. Hogan
  • Patent number: 6430976
    Abstract: An anti-theft container which can help prevent a contained article from being easily stolen. The anti-theft container includes a casing having an access opening; a locking member with a substantially L-shaped cross section with a blocking piece with a backwards pulling movement covering the access opening of the casing; and a slidable member mounted on the casing, capable of locking the locking member in position to the access opening when being installed in position, and allowing the locking member to be pulled backwards from the access opening when not installed in position. With this anti-theft container, the contained article can be taken our only by using a special unlocking piece held by the owner. This anti-theft container can therefore effectively protect a contained article against theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Nisshin Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masuhiro Mitsuyama
  • Patent number: 6433678
    Abstract: A vehicle burglar alarm lock has a body capable of being locked to an annular handle of a steering wheel. An alarming circuit in the body is capable of being actuated for operation. The alarming circuit has an independent battery set not being connected to a vehicle battery as a power supply. A central processing unit is operated responsive to a signal from a pressure variation detecting loop. The pressure variation detecting loop comprises: a filtering loop, a power regulating loop, a pressure sensing loop, a low pass amplifying loop, and positive and negative comparing loops for amplifying the signals and then outputting the signal to the central processing unit. The central processing unit executing preset sound and light alarming step in response to the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Inventor: Chen-Kuei Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6422387
    Abstract: A security container for holding an object includes a frame forming a storage chamber. The frame has an access opening for inserting and removing the object into and from the storage chamber. A lock mechanism is mounted on the frame and movable between locked and unlocked positions. The lock mechanism selectively blocks and unblocks the access opening. The locked mechanism includes at least one mechanically activated locking element and at least one magnetically activated locking element. Each of the locking elements includes a cantilevered locking finger that is movable between locked and unlocked positions. The magnetically activated locking finger is movable to the unlocked position through use of a magnet while the mechanically activated locking element is moved to the unlocked position through use of a pin. Each locking finger engages a blocking plate that is disposed on the sliding member of the locked mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Alpha Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Sedon, James A. McGill
  • Patent number: 6393875
    Abstract: A portable projection lock receiver (10) includes a shackle portion (12) adapted to fit through an opening (38) on the device to be secured. The shackle portion (12) of the projection lock receiver (10) has an open section (18) and a first opening (30) formed at one end. A closure member (14) associated with the shackle includes a second opening (28) which may be aligned with the first opening (30). In this aligned position, the closure member (14) closes the shackle open section (18) and the two aligned openings (28, 30) together form a projection lock receptacle. This projection lock receptacle is conformed to receive and retain a suitably sized projection portion of a projection lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Garel, Christopher M. Jaggers
  • Patent number: 6374647
    Abstract: Anti-theft device for spectacle frames comprising a housing (10) forming an opening (18) to receive therein one bow (34) of the spectacle frame. By clamping means (26) in the housing this can be fastened to the bow. The clamping means has a rotatable operating member, which is accessible in a socket (14) provided on the housing, and can be actuated only by using a special tool. The housing is dimensioned to allow, when fastened to the bow, that the spectacle frame is tried on and that the bow is folded. It is divided into two parts in a plane through the socket. A washer (23) provided with an alarm element for affecting a magnetic, acoustic or electromagnetic field, is pushed onto the socket receiving said socket in an opening in the washer for keeping the two parts of the housing together, and is locked against withdrawal from the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: MW Trading APX
    Inventor: Bertil Holmgren
  • Patent number: 6374648
    Abstract: An economic commodity antitheft implement that can securely prevent a theft of a commodity, and can reduce the number of magnetic detection tags used for preventing a theft of a commodity. The implement includes a case for receiving a commodity and is formed of a box body and a cover body provided on the box body via a hinge so as to open and close an opening portion of the box body. Parallel arranged fitting grooves are formed when the opening portion of the box body is closed, and the fitting grooves are coupled together by a slider inserted over the entire length of the fitting grooves, keeping the box body and the cover body in a locked state. Unless the slider is drawn out of the fitting grooves, the commodity received in the case is not taken out of the case; therefore, it is possible to prevent commodity theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventor: Masuhiro Mitsuyama
  • Publication number: 20020000111
    Abstract: The invention generally provides a security storage container for items of recorded media. The device automatically closes and locks when the item of recorded media is inserted into the security storage container. A locking mechanism having dual locking fingers is used to hold the device in the locked configuration. The security storage container may be configured to allow compact discs and DVD jewel boxes and other storage containers to be loaded in a “spine-out” configuration while fully displaying the front cover of the storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis D. Belden, Nicholas M. Sedon
  • Publication number: 20010052251
    Abstract: A commodity antitheft implement for preventing opening of cases accumulating therein commodities for rent or various commodities for sales for the purpose of theft of the commodities in question, for preventing cases accumulating therein commodities from being taken out of the store without permission, wherein it is possible to eliminate shielding operations by arranging tags preventing cases from being taken out without permission to be left in the store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventor: Masuhiro Mitsuyama
  • Patent number: 6330758
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tag having a body and at least one prong extending longitudinally across the body so as to define an aperture between the body and the at least one prong and a tube constructed from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat. The prong and the temple piece are disposed within the tube and the tube is subjected to heat, thereby shrinking the tube to secure the prong to the temple piece of the eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Display Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Feibelman
  • Patent number: 6329895
    Abstract: A releasing magnet for anti-theft devices for sales goods with a permanent magnet and a housing having a disc-shaped collar and a fastener for securing the housing to a table. The housing is made of plastic and at least almost surrounds the permanent magnet which prevents corrosion and allows the releasing magnet to be washed so that its use is hygienic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventors: Albert Maurer, Heinz Hofstetter
  • Patent number: 6317046
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for making an antitheft link between two objects, the device comprising an envelope (20) of heat-shrink plastics material whose walls are locally brought together along a common generator line (23) to form both a main compartment (24) which is open at both ends and which is designed to envelop one of the two objects to be connected together, and an auxiliary compartment in which an elongate pin is disposed. The device has a wall (31) provided on the other object (30) with a narrow longitudinal slot (32) formed therein that is open at one of its ends, said slot being dimensioned to enable the envelope to be inserted level with its common generator line (23) so that the elongate pin co-operates with the wall (31) to provide the link between said other object and the envelope which has been heat-shrunk on the first object, and to enable the inserted envelope (20) to be locked into place by means (36) closing the open end of the slot (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignees: Sensorimatic France, Sleever International Company
    Inventors: Eric Fresnel, Alain Dameme, Didier Gouelibo
  • Patent number: 6311531
    Abstract: A security device for use in retail establishments to lock onto articles which are for sale and which optionally has enclosed an electronic article surveillance tag to prevent shoplifting. The security device has a locking mechanism which can not be opened without a key. The locking mechanism comprises a pair of asymmetric tines which are on opposite sides of an asymmetric engagement member. To lock the security device the asymmetric engagement member spreads apart the asymmetric tines until the asymmetric engagement member gets passed the asymmetric tines. The asymmetric tines close behind the asymmetric engagement member and lock the asymmetric engagement member in place. The asymmetric tines must be separated by an asymmetric key to allow the asymmetric engagement member to pass by the asymmetric tines to unlock the security device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Emplast, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip K. Sykes
  • Patent number: 6308539
    Abstract: An article protection tag comprises a first housing defining a compartment therein, an EAS member disposed in the compartment and a second housing fabricated separately from the first housing, the first and second housings jointly defining structure for locking the first housing to the second housing with any one of a plurality of predetermined fixed spacings between facing surfaces of the first and second housings interiorly of the locking structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 6279358
    Abstract: A seal with anti-theft device for items having rod-like portions, particularly eyeglasses, comprising a hollow body suitable to contain an electronic signaling component and defining a contact surface for a rod-like portion. Two parallel and mutually opposite guides protrude from the body, each guide having at least one saw-tooth engagement surface for the irreversible sliding, at right angles to the contact surface, of a slider which has complementary saw-tooth engagement surfaces. The rod-like portion is retained between the contact surface and a parallel contact surface defined by the slider. The seal is provided with an annular gasket, in which the rod-like portion is to be inserted, which is arranged between the saw-tooth engagement surfaces of the slider and is rigidly coupled thereto by being monolithically provided with an annular tab which surrounds a portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Inventor: Emilio Costa
  • Patent number: 6240750
    Abstract: A security device includes a case having at least one through opening. A lid is pivotably connected to the case. The lid pivots between a first open position and a second closed position. The lid has at least one corresponding through opening. In the second closed position, the at least one corresponding through opening in the lid aligns with the at least one through opening in the case. A latch is slidably engaged with the lid. The latch is slidable along a first axis between a first latch position and a second latch position. A locking plate is slidably engaged with the lid. The locking plate is slidable along a second axis between a first locking plate position and a second locking plate position. The locking plate has at least one pin extending along the second axis. In the first locking plate position, the at least one pin extends through the aligned at least one opening in the case and the at least one opening in the lid to lock the lid in the second closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Geoffrey Inc.
    Inventors: Duane E. Gillespie, Leung Yiu Ming
  • Patent number: 6226839
    Abstract: A securing means for enclosing objects of varying size, shape, and materials that allows attachment of an electronic surveillance tag thereto. The securing means having an elongated strap portion extending from a buckle like attachment portion, whereby an end of the elongated portion is inserted into the attachment portion and thereby forms a closed loop. The object to be enclosed is maintained within the loop and the size of the loop can be adjusted by changing the point of fastening of the elongated portion to the attachment portion. To prevent the elongated portion from disconnecting, the elongated portion has a plurality of hitching means disposed thereon and they engage a latching means located on the attachment portion. A plurality of apertures are located medially on the elongated portion axially align with a hole defined by the attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Adel Odeh Sayegh
  • Patent number: 6202454
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a security system for securing an object. The system includes a housing defining a region for storing the object. The housing includes a wall defining a plurality of through-holes. A locking member is mounted along the wall. The locking member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. Retaining members are connected to the locking member for retaining the locking member in the locked position. The retaining members are arranged and configured to resiliently move into the through-holes when the locking member is moved to the locked position. The system also includes an unlocking tool having unlocking members arranged and configured to fit within the through-holes. The retaining members are displaced from the through-holes by pressing the unlocking members into the through-holes such that the retaining members are pressed out of the through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Tomato Land Display Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Tamotsu Nakasuji
  • Patent number: 6201703
    Abstract: A security cage which is installed in a housing of a game machine so as to accommodate various types of electric components. The security cage includes: a cage main body having an opening provided at the front thereof; a partition wall for dividing the inside of the cage main body into an inaccessible region and an accessible region each communicating with the opening; a front wall which is provided so as to close the inaccessible region, and which has an openable-and-closable lid provided at least at a part thereof; screws which are hidden within the inaccessible region when the lid is closed, and which connects the front wall and the cage main body at positions where the screws can be operated from the outside of the cage main body when the lid is opened; and a lock for restricting the opening and closing of the lid. Disclosed also is a game machine using the security cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norifumi Yamada, Shiro Majima, Naoto Shirai, Kazuhiro Kusuda
  • Patent number: 6182480
    Abstract: Disclosed is a locking system for cassette tape cases to prevent tapes from being stolen and to discourage theft of cases as well. A cassette tape case has configurations to lock with a locking device. The locking device case has a plate and a plurality of protrusions configured to couple with the configurations of the cassette tape case. The locking device also has slits for use in unlocking the cassette tape case. Also disclosed is an apparatus to unlock the locked cassette tape case. The unlocking apparatus includes a plurality of keys configured to be inserted into the slits of the locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Jae Tae Kim