| US 7,463,152 B2 | ||
| Bottle security device | ||
| Ronald M. Marsilio, Lake Wiley, S.C. (US); and Christopher J. Fawcett, Charlotte, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Thorofare, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/810,648. | ||
| Application 11/810648 is a continuation of application No. 11/022084, filed on Dec. 22, 2004, granted, now 7,259,674. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0273536 A1, Nov. 29, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—572.1 [340/571; 340/572.8; 340/572.9; 24/704.1; 70/57.1; 215/201; 215/212; 215/279; 292/256; 292/325; D10/104] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A security device for attaching to an article to be protected from theft, said device comprising:
a rigid housing;
a compartment formed in the housing;
an entry port in communication with the compartment;
a strap permanently connected to and extending outwardly from the housing to a terminal end and having sufficient stiffness
to provide a preset curvature to the strap;
an unsecured position of the strap in which the terminal end of the strap is located closely adjacent the entry port to facilitate
insertion of the terminal end through the entry port; and
a secured position of the strap in which the strap and housing together form a closed loop around an article-receiving space
when the terminal end is inserted through the entry port into the compartment; the article-receiving space adapted to receive
a portion of the article.
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