Tool for opening reusable security tags
CA 1061527 A · Owner: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation · Inventors: Walters, Harry G. (Iii); Humble, David R.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A reusable security tag has an enclosure containing a cruciate sheet metal clutch lock. A pin for piercing a garment is secured at the end of a lever arm which is hinged to said enclosure for controlled movement into said clutch lock. Said pin is released from said clutch lock by application to said enclosure of a special tool having a pair of jaws coupled with a pair of spaced apart fingers for oppositional movement for deforming said clutch lock to spread its jaws and release the pin.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted September 4, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 4, 1996.
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