Method and apparatus for securing related products

摘要

This invention relates to a tether device for use in a retail environment in conjunction with a cable lock security device. The cable lock device includes a cable having a free end which extends outwardly away therefrom after the cable lock is secured onto an article of goods. The tether is configured to receive the free end inside a lock channel alternatively lock and unlock this free end with the tether. The tether is intended to be secured onto a separable portion of an article of goods, while the cable lock is intended to be secured onto another separable portion. Thus, in locking the cable lock and the tether together, the two separable portions of the article of goods are thereby rendered generally inseparable.

主权项

1. A security device comprising:
a first housing adapted to be secured to a first article; a first lock system disposed in the first housing and movable between a first lock system locked state and a first lock system unlocked state via a magnetic key; a second housing adapted to be secured to a second article; a second lock system disposed within the second housing, wherein the second lock system comprises:
(1) a wall member positioned within the second housing, wherein the wall member includes a flat longitudinal surface and a shoulder portion biased substantially perpendicular to the flat longitudinal surface, and(2) a locking plate having a flat base and a locking member, the locking plate alterable between a locking plate locked state and a locking plate unlocked state, wherein the locking member is configured to extend away from the flat base and engage the shoulder portion when the locking plate is in the locking plate locked state; a cable for connecting the first housing and the second housing, wherein the cable includes a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion movably disposed in a channel defined by the first housing; an adjustable loop formed by the cable for securing the first housing to the first article, wherein the loop extends between the first end and the intermediate portion of the cable; and an alarm system movable between an armed state when the first lock system is in the first lock system locked state and an unarmed state when the first lock system is in the first lock system unlocked state; wherein the alarm system is configured to emanate an audible alarm when the alarm system is in the armed state and the second housing is not secured to the second article; wherein the intermediate portion is immovable in the channel when the first lock system is in the first lock system locked state, the intermediate portion is movable in the channel when the first lock system is in the first lock system unlocked state, and the intermediate portion is prevented from moving in the channel when the alarm system is in the armed state.