Security tag with tack position feedback
US-12183175-B2 · Dec 31, 2024 · US
Tamper resistant security tag
US8978427B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978427-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314072454-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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Security tag includes a housing and a movable locking element. A latch within the housing is resiliently biased toward the movable locking element and movable responsive to a magnetic field between a locked position and an unlocked position. A guide structure is arranged to constrain movement of the latch. The latch and the guide structure are cooperatively arranged to ensure an engagement that will disrupt a motion trajectory of the latch occurring when the housing is subjected to a physical impact. Consequently, the latch is selectively inhibited from moving fully from the locked position to the unlocked position when the housing is subjected to the physical impact.
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What is claimed is: 1. A tamper-resistant security tag comprising: a housing; a locking element movably disposed within the housing; a latch disposed within the housing and movable responsive to application of a magnetic field between a locked position, in which movement of the locking element is prevented by the latch, and an unlocked position, in which movement of the locking element is unrestricted by the latch; a resilient member arranged to resiliently bias the latch in…
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- What does patent US8978427B2 cover?
- Security tag includes a housing and a movable locking element. A latch within the housing is resiliently biased toward the movable locking element and movable responsive to a magnetic field between a locked position and an unlocked position. A guide structure is arranged to constrain movement of the latch. The latch and the guide structure are cooperatively arranged to ensure an engagement that…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ho Wing Kei, Chandramowle Gopal, Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E05B73/0017. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).