Security tag

摘要

Systems (100) and methods (1000) for operating a Security Tag (“ST”). The methods involve rotating a Rotational Clip (“RC”) of ST (132) towards a Housing Base (“HB”) of ST until RC (406) contacts a latch (610) disposed within HB (404), where an article resides between a first pad (602) fixedly coupled to RC and a second pad (604) movably coupled to HB. An angled surface (626) of RC slides against an angled surface (624) of the latch so as to cause compression of a cap spring (614) and a latch spring (612). The cap spring is disposed in HB such that a center axis (818) thereof is perpendicular to a center axis (816) of the latch spring. When the latch becomes aligned with an aperture (628) formed in the rotational clip, the latch travels into the aperture as result from a pushing force applied thereto by the latch spring.

主权项

1. A security tag, comprising:
a housing base having a latch disposed therein that is resiliently biased in a first direction by a latch spring; a rotational clip rotatively coupled to the housing base, where the latch engages the rotational clip when the rotational clip is rotated towards the housing base; and a cap movably coupled to the housing base so as to be resiliently biased at all times in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and away from the housing base by a cap spring disposed in the housing base, the cap at least partially protruding out and away from the housing base when in an unengaged position; wherein the cap spring is further compressed when the security tag is affixed to an article at least partially disposed between the cap and the rotational clip; and wherein the cap and the rotational clip apply a compressive force directly to the article when the security tag is in use.