| 摘要 |
A security device for securing a jack plug during retail display of a product, such as a pair of headphones, that is fitted with a jack plug. The security device comprises a jack plug socket for engagement with the jack plug of the product and operable to lock the jack plug so as to prevent withdrawal of the jack plug from the jack plug socket. In addition, the security device has an input for receiving electrical signals from a source, such as an MP3 player or a mobile phone. The input is electrically connected to the jack plug socket so that electrical signals received at the input are transmitted to the jack plug socket. In addition, the security device is provided with an attachment for attaching the security device to a fixture such as a retail display. |
| 主权项 |
1. A security device for securing a jack plug during retail display of a product fitted with a jack plug, the security device comprising: a jack plug socket for engagement with a jack plug and operable to lock a jack plug in said engagement so as to prevent withdrawal of the jack plug, an input for receiving electrical signals, the input being electrically connected to the jack plug socket so that electrical signals received at the input are transmitted to the jack plug socket for transmission of the electrical signals from the jack plug socket to a jack plug locked in engagement within the jack plug socket and for onward transmission of the electrical signals to a product connected to the jack plug, and an attachment for attaching the security device to a fixture, the jack plug socket comprising a locking member moveable between a locking position and a release position for release of a jack plug from the jack plug socket, the locking member being lockable in the locking position in engagement with a tip of a jack plug to effect said locking of the jack plug in said engagement with the jack plug socket, and wherein the jack plug socket also comprises a rotatable control member which interacts with the locking member, the rotatable control member being rotatable between a first stop at which the locking member is locked in the locking position and a second stop at which the locking member is in the release position. |
