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 method for operating a security tag, comprising:
rotating a rotational clip of the security tag towards a housing base of the security tag until the rotational clip contacts a latch disposed within the housing base, where at least a portion of an article resides between the rotational clip and the housing base; sliding an angled surface of the rotational clip against an angled surface of the latch so as to cause simultaneous compression of a cap spring and a latch spring, where the cap spring is disposed in the housing base such that a center axis thereof is perpendicular to a center axis of the latch spring; aligning an engagement structure of the latch with an aperture formed in the rotational clip; and applying a pushing force by the latch spring to the latch such that the engagement structure travels into the aperture formed in the rotational clip.