Display rod security device

a technology for preventing shoplifters and rods, applied in the field of security devices, can solve the problems of reducing the amount of sales, difficult to catch, and increasing the difficulty of shoplifters from quickly removing a large number, and achieves the effect of preventing the rapid removal of a large number and high effectiveness

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-22
INVUE SECURITY PROD INC
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[0010] The present invention provides a security device for display racks that prevents the rapid removal of a large number of the displayed items of merchandise from display rods extending outwardly from the rack by placing a simple, compact, yet highly effective locking device on a linear length of the display rod located between a number of the items stored thereon. This will enable those items locat

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Unfortunately, such merchandise is an easy target for shoplifters and it has been found that shoplifters can rapidly empty all of the merchandise from a pegboard display rod and make off with merchandise without being detected, or even if detected upon passing through a checkout security gate, will be difficult to apprehend.
This has the disadvantage in that it requires the customer to contact a clerk who must unlock the lock mechanism from the end of the rod to enable the customer to remove the merchandise for purchase.
It has been found that this reduces the amount of sales since many customers do not wish to wait or take the time to find a clerk to unlock the security device to enable the customer to obtain the desired item.
This has proven satisfactory to some extent in that it increases the difficulty of a

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[0031] The security device of the present invention is indicated generally at 1, and is shown in FIG. 1 mounted on a merchandise display rod 3 which extends outwardly in a cantilevered-like fashion from a support surface 5 and is attached thereto by an attachment mechanism 7. Attachment 7 may be of various constructions which when attached to support 5 prevents removal of the rod therefrom without considerable manipulation or sounds an alarm to prevent a shoplifter from completely removing rod 3 including all of the various items of merchandise indicated at 9, suspended therefrom. However, in accordance with one of the features of the present invention, the use of security device 1 having an internal alarm actuation device can eliminate or reduce the need for the more expensive types of attachments 7 and be of a simple hooked end or other arrangement to attach rod to support 5.

[0032] Rod 3 preferably is a rigid round metal member having a generally straight elongated linear section...

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A security device is mounted on a merchandise display rod to prevent the removal of some items of merchandise from the rod and contains an alarm actuation device to sound the alarm at a security gate of a retail establishment is unlawfully passed through the gate. A pair of housing members are slidably joined and move between locked and unlocked positions. Each of the members is formed with a partial slot which align with each other when in the locked position to extend about the rod. A magnetically attractable lock member is mounted within one of the members and engages a locking projection formed in the other member to secure the members in a closed locked position on the rod. A magnetic key moves the lock member to an unlocked position to enable the members to move apart to an unlocked open position. The distal end of the rod is bent at an angle sufficient to prevent sliding removal of the security device from the rod when the members are in the locked position yet enables removal of several unprotected items of merchandise located forward of the lock mechanism from the rod.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 717,707 filed Sep. 16, 2005; the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Technical Field [0003] The present invention relates to security devices, and particularly to a security device that prevents large numbers of items of merchandise from being rapidly removed from display racks, and in particular from display rods. Specifically, the present invention relates to a security device that is easily attached and locked on the display rod and which allows one or several items of merchandise to be removed from the rack at any one time, but protects a number of the items from being removed from the rack by a shoplifter, and which contains an alarm actuation device. [0004] 2. Background Information [0005] Numerous items of merchandise are displayed for sale on long protruding rods that are supported from a piece...

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IPC IPC(8): A47F5/08
CPCA47F5/0861
Inventor NAGELSKI, KEITH C.FAWCETT, CHRISTOPHER J.MARSILIO, RONALD M.
Owner INVUE SECURITY PROD INC
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