Point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality and method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10119304-B2
Application number	US-201615009682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2016
Priority date	Jan 28, 2016
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

A point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality. A sealed consumer product package has a face with at least one opening extending into the sealed consumer product package. A consumer product is positioned inside the sealed consumer product package. A lock having a sensor and a body that is positioned outside the sealed consumer product package. The lock has at least one locking arm extending into the opening of the sealed consumer product package and secured to the consumer product.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality comprising:
a sealed consumer product package having a face with two spaced apart openings extending into the package dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a lock;
a consumer product positioned inside the package;
the lock having a sensor, wherein the lock has a body positioned outside the sealed consumer product package and at least one locking arm extending into the opening of the sealed consumer product package and secured to the consumer product, wherein the lock comprises a pair of locking arms extending into the corresponding pair of openings and are secured to the consumer product and the consumer product comprises a dispenser having an undercut that engages the locking arm.

2. The point of sale assembly having antitheft functionality of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of razors cartridges positioned within a plurality of openings defined by the dispenser.

3. A consumer product comprising:
a sealed consumer product package defining a cavity, the sealed consumer product package having a face with at least one opening dimensioned to receive a locking arm;
an organizer positioned within the cavity; wherein the organizer has at least one engagement surface aligned with the at least one opening.

4. The consumer product of claim 3 further comprising a lid covering the cavity wherein the at least one opening extends through the lid.

5. The consumer product of claim 4 wherein the engagement surface comprises an undercut.

6. The consumer product of claim 5 wherein the face has a pair of spaced apart openings that are generally aligned with a pair of engagement surfaces on the dispenser.

7. The consumer product of claim 6 wherein the pair of engagement surfaces generally are parallel to each other.

Assignees

• Gillette Co
• Gillette Co Llc

Inventors

• Meech James Arthur

Classifications

• G08B13/2434

  Tag housing and attachment details · CPC title

• E05B73/0017 Primary

  Anti-theft devices, e.g. tags or monitors, fixed to articles, e.g. clothes, and to be removed at the check-out of shops · CPC title

• G08B13/06

  by tampering with fastening · CPC title

• A47F7/024 Primary

  with provisions for preventing unauthorised removal {(show cases with devices for prevention of theft A47F3/002; devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal E05B73/0017)} · CPC title

• G08B13/1445

  with detection of interference with a cable tethering an article, e.g. alarm activated by detecting detachment of article, breaking or stretching of cable (furniture, e.g. shelves for displaying merchandise, incorporating tethers to prevent theft A47F7/024, A47F5/0861) · CPC title