MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A SECURITY PACKAGE

摘要

The package (1) comprises a housing having a storage compartment (4) for selectively storing the article, with the compartment having an access opening for inserting and removing the article into and out of the compartment. A lock compartment (5) is formed in the housing adjacent the storage compartment, with a lock plate (3) movably mountable with respect to the lock compartment and, selectively movable across at least a portion of the access opening of the storage compartment between locked and unlocked positions for realisably securing the article in the storage compartment. First and second magnetic lock members (35,36) are provided in the lock compartment that co-operate to operatively engage with the lock plate for selectively securing the lock plate in the locked position and release the lock plate from the locked position. The first lock member is moveable between a blocking position and an unlocking position by an external actuator enabling the second lock member to release the lock plate when the second lock member is proximate a magnetic field. An electronic article surveillance tag is carried by the housing.