Security Tag Holder With Pivoting Lever for Shrink-Wrap Alarms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing retail security devices are limited by packaging types, shapes, and anti-theft methodologies, rendering them obsolete when changes occur, and struggle with maintaining alarm activation due to small buttons or easy removal from shrink wrap.
Innovation Solution
A security tag holder with flexible band retaining fingers and a contact lever that pivots between alarm and inactive positions, securing to various packaging sizes and shapes, and activating alarms when detached.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If adhesive back RFID tags are used on shrink wrap packaging, then the security device can be easily applied, but the tag can be easily removed by thieves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a security device with a hub and cable loop system as an intermediary between the RFID tag and the shrink wrap packaging. The cable loop is wrapped around the packaging and secured through the hub, creating a mechanical restraint that prevents easy removal while allowing the RFID tag to remain attached to the packaging surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The security device is segmented into separate functional components: a hub housing the RFID tag, a cable loop for mechanical restraint, and a locking mechanism. This segmentation allows the RFID tag to be applied easily to the packaging while the cable loop provides independent mechanical security that prevents removal.
2Reliability
If box wraps with cable loops are used to secure merchandise, then anti-theft effectiveness is improved, but the device becomes more complex and cannot accommodate various packaging sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The cable loop is designed to be flexible and adjustable in length, allowing it to be wrapped around packages of various sizes. The locking mechanism in the hub dynamically adjusts to secure the loop at different circumferences, enabling the same device structure to accommodate diverse packaging dimensions without requiring multiple specialized devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing security devices are used with new anti-theft methodologies, then compatibility is maintained, but the devices become obsolete when methodologies change
Solution Approach 1:
The hub is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate different RFID tag types and communication protocols. The cable loop mechanism is methodology-agnostic, working with various packaging shapes and sizes. This multi-functionality allows the device to adapt to changing anti-theft methodologies without becoming obsolete, as the core mechanical restraint system remains effective across different security approaches.
4Volume of moving object
If small buttons are used in security devices to trigger alarms, then device size is reduced, but maintaining compression becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional small button compression mechanism with a cable loop tension system. The alarm is triggered by detecting tension or displacement in the cable loop when the package is removed, eliminating the need for a small button that requires manual compression. This substitution maintains a compact device size while significantly improving ease of operation, as the cable loop naturally maintains tension through its wrapping configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A security tag holder and a security tag assembly is provided. The security tag holder may have a holder body that defines a security tag holding cavity. First and second band retaining fingers may attached to the holder body on an opposite sides of the security tag holding cavity. The fingers are used to secure the holder to a retention band. The security tag holder may have a contact lever that cooperates with an alarm button of a security tag when the security tag assembly is mounted to a product.