CN101099016A

CN101099016A - Magnetically actuable locking mechanism and related security device

Info

Publication number: CN101099016A
Application number: CNA2005800462885A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·洛佩斯; D·L·霍根; 小富兰克林·H·瓦拉德
Original assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corp
Current assignee: Adt Services LLC; Tyco Fire and Security GmbH; Sensormatic Electronics LLC
Priority date: 2004-12-07
Filing date: 2005-12-07
Publication date: 2008-01-02
Anticipated expiration: 2025-12-07
Also published as: CN101103167A; CN101099017A; CN101103167B; CN101099017B; ES2362887T3; CN101099016B; CN101103168A; CN101103166A; CN101103168B; ES2364490T3; CN101103166B

Abstract

Systems and apparatus for a security device for an article having a constrained elongate member are disclosed.

Description

The retaining mechanism of magnetically actuable and relevant safety device

The exercise question that the application has required on December 7th, 2004 to submit to is that the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number No.60/633813 of " improved EAS safety label (Improved EAS Security Tags) " and the exercise question of submission on May 23rd, 2005 are the priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number No.60/683657 of " improved EAS safety label (Improved EAS Security Tags) ", and these two applications are combined in herein by reference on the whole.

Technical field

Specified this international application of the U.S. relevant with the following application of having specified the U.S.:

(1) " optical disc security device " (" Optical DiscSecurity Device Having A Magnetically Actuable LockingMechanism ") with retaining mechanism of magnetically actuable;

(2) " be used to have the safety device of the article of limited elongated member " (" Security DeviceFor An Article Having A Constrained Elongate Element ");

(3) " safety device " (" Security Device Having A Cable ") with cable; With

(4) " safety device that is used for bottle " (" Security Device For A Bottle ").

These related applications submit to jointly with it and it here is cited as a reference in full.

Background technology

The design of safety label system is used for preventing from controlled area article being taken out without permission.For example, typical electronic article surveillance (EAS) system can comprise surveillance and one or more safety label.Surveillance can form monitor area at the access site place of controlled area.Safety label can be encapsulated in and be fixed on for example coin Tetramune for example in the safety device on sports equipment, glasses, jewelry, the bottle etc. of institute's monitored item.If the article that monitored enter monitor area, then trigger alarm and take out with the indication unauthorized.

This safety device can be fixed on many different article.This safety device preferably allows to take out article through authorizing, and makes simultaneously and takes out difficulty relatively without permission.Therefore, usually need to improve the technology in safety device, and especially need to be used for safety device is fixed on system on the article.

Description of drawings

In the summary part of this manual, specifically note and explicitly call for and protected the theme that is taken as embodiment.But, preferably understand at the two these embodiments of structure and method of operating by reading accompanying drawing simultaneously with reference to following detail specifications, wherein:

Fig. 1 demonstrates according to the safety device of an embodiment and the ingredient of system;

Figure 1A demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the eliminator of an embodiment;

Figure 1B demonstrates the top view according to the eliminator of an embodiment;

Fig. 1 C demonstrates the front elevation drawing according to the eliminator of an embodiment;

Fig. 1 D demonstrates the lateral view according to the eliminator of an embodiment;

Fig. 1 E demonstrates the phantom drawing of a part that is configured for disposable safety device;

Fig. 1 F demonstrates the top view of a part that is configured for disposable safety device;

Fig. 1 G demonstrates the phantom drawing of a part that is configured for the safety device that can reset;

Fig. 1 H demonstrates the phantom drawing of a part that is configured for disposable safety device;

Fig. 1 I demonstrates the top view of a part that is configured for disposable safety device;

Fig. 1 J demonstrates the front elevation drawing of a part that is configured for disposable safety device;

Fig. 2 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to circular CD (OD) safety device of an embodiment;

Fig. 3 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Fig. 4 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Fig. 5 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the safety label lid and bottom portion shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Fig. 6 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the part circular OD safety device that comprises retaining mechanism of an embodiment;

Fig. 7 demonstrates according to the bottom enclosure of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment and the phantom drawing of safety label;

Fig. 8 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the top cover of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Fig. 9 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the top cover of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 10 demonstrates the decomposition view according to the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 11 A demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 11 B demonstrates the top view according to the shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 11 C demonstrates the left side view according to the shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 11 D demonstrates the right side view according to the shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 11 E demonstrates the front elevation drawing according to the shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 12 A demonstrates according to the safety label of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment and the phantom drawing of bottom enclosure;

Figure 12 B demonstrates the enlarged drawing of the part A of Figure 12 A;

Figure 13 A demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the safety label lid and bottom portion shell of the circular OD safety device of an embodiment;

Figure 13 B demonstrates the enlarged drawing of the part B of Figure 13 A;

Figure 14 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the safety device with tunnel of an embodiment;

Figure 15 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the safety device with tunnel of an embodiment;

Figure 16 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the safety device with cable of an embodiment;

Figure 17 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to a part of safety device with tunnel of an embodiment;

Figure 18 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the bottle safety device of an embodiment; And

Figure 19 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to a part of safety device with tunnel of an embodiment.

The specific embodiment

Embodiment can relate to and the article with safety label for example paired devices, system and methods such as CD (CD), sports equipment, glasses, jewelry, bottle.For example, an embodiment can comprise the safety device that is made of retaining mechanism, safety label and shell.Retaining mechanism can comprise the breech lock of magnetically actuable, with the magnetically actuable breech lock towards the flexible member of locked position bias voltage and the breech lock co-operating member that in locked position, cooperates with at least a portion of magnetically actuable breech lock.As used herein the same, " locked position " can refer to such position of magnetically actuable breech lock, and it partially or completely is positioned at the breech lock co-operating member in this position, engages, is attached thereto or otherwise cooperate with it.Shell can not be configured to retaining mechanism, safety label, breech lock co-operating member and article section or holds fully, surrounds or otherwise be fixed on the shell.Fixedly the time, the magnetically actuable element of retaining mechanism can cooperate with the breech lock co-operating member in locked position with the pinning shell, and therefore will be fixed on the article with the safety label that shell is fixed together.When pinning shell, safety device can prevent to make the attempt that shell and article separate or obstruction is provided.Another embodiment can comprise the security system that is made of this safety device and eliminator, and it can be for comprising the device of magnet.Can adopt this eliminator to force the magnetically actuable breech lock to leave locked position with the shell release by mode with magnetic.

It is worthy of note, at least one embodiment, be included in the special characteristic described in this embodiment, structure or feature referring at any reference in the explanation of " embodiment " or " embodiment ".The phrase " in one embodiment " that appears in each place in this manual needn't all refer to identical embodiment.

Can provide many details here thorough understanding to these embodiments is provided.But it being understood that in the situation that does not have these details, those of ordinary skills also can implement these embodiments.In other situation, also do not describe known method, program and parts in detail so that can not make that these embodiments are unclear.Be understandable that disclosed concrete structure and function detail are can formula representational here, and needn't limit the scope of these embodiments.

Now in detail with reference to these accompanying drawings, wherein identical part represented by identical reference number, demonstrates can be included in according to the security system 1 of an embodiment and the front elevation drawing of the building block in the safety device 2 in Fig. 1.In this embodiment, security system 1 comprises safety device 2 and eliminator 40.Safety device 2 can comprise retaining mechanism 10, safety label 20 and shell 30.

Retaining mechanism 10 can be the retaining mechanism of magnetically actuable, and can comprise magnetically actuable breech lock 12, flexible member 16 and breech lock co-operating member 18.

Magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can comprise: bottom 13, and it can comprise bottom end 13A and side 13B and 13C; And latch portion 14, it can comprise latch portion end 14A; And middle body 15.

Magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can have the surface that is essentially rectangle, thereby bottom 13 has the width identical with middle body with latch portion 14.Therefore, the width of bottom 13 or the distance between side 13B and 13C can be identical with the respective width of latch portion 14 and middle body 15.In other embodiments, the width of bottom 13, latch portion 14 and middle body 15 can be different.Magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can have elongated uniform cross-sectional area.

But magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can constitute as requested, and can comprise one or more parts, and can be about arbitrfary point, straight line or plane symmetry or asymmetric.For example, in each embodiment, magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can constitute have " T ", " I ", crooked or other shape face, and have rectangle, circle, thick, hollow or otherwise with holes and/or non-homogeneous cross section, perhaps the same as shown and/or as here at the same as described in the magnetically actuable breech lock 112,512,912 and 1512.In another embodiment, the latch portion end 14A of magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can comprise one or more teeth, rib, groove, jag, tip, bend, hole or other shape for example here with reference to shown in the embodiment of magnetically actuable breech lock 112,512,912 and 1512 and described those, simultaneously bottom end 13A can be smooth or other shape.In addition, bottom end 13A can be for continuous or discrete.Magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can so constitute, thus its at least a portion for example latch portion 14 can engage, receive, be inserted into or otherwise cooperate with described breech lock co-operating member 18 here.

In one embodiment, safety device 2 comprises a plurality of magnetically actuable breech locks 12, and they can each all be arranged in the identical or different part of safety device 2 with another flexible member 16 and breech lock co-operating member 18.For example, in one embodiment, a plurality of magnetically actuable breech lock 12 each can with another partial cooperation of safety device 2 to pin that part for example fixedly part of article or the fixedly part of safety label 20.

Magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can comprise magnetic material for example iron, nickel or cobalt or iron, nickel or cobalt alloy or can its form.In one embodiment, magnetically actuable breech lock 12 comprises one or more magnetic materials, and can comprise one or more nonmagnetic substances.

Flexible member 16 moulding on request, for example form as here with reference to shown in the embodiment of flexible member 116,516,916 and 1516 and/or described cube, ellipse, coil shape or other shape arbitrarily, and can comprise one or more parts, perhaps can combine with magnetically actuable breech lock 12 or form as one with it.In one embodiment, flexible member 16 can be shaped to for example sheet spring of cantilever.Flexible member 16 can comprise flexible material for example lightweight, porous, semi-rigid, elasticity, gaseous state and/or sponge material or can be formed by them, and this can provide resistance and can partially or completely recover its not shape by compression when removing pressure when pressurized.For example, in each embodiment, flexible member 16 can be by foam rubber, polymeric foam, ceramic foam or other foam; Rubber; And/or another kind of material or multiple material formation or formation.Flexible member 16 can also or optional constituting resistance is provided when pressurized.For example, in each embodiment, flexible member 16 can constitute disc spring, sheet spring or other cantilever or other spring or other similar component, and it is made of metal, polymer, pottery and/or another kind of material or multiple material.Flexible member 16 can have various quality.

Breech lock co-operating member 18 can be constructed on request, for example has one or more holes or other hole, rib, tooth, projection or other shape.Breech lock co-operating member 18 can comprise one or more parts, and can separate formation or integrally formed with shell 30, and is for example described here the same.Breech lock co-operating member 18 can constitute joint, hold, is inserted at least a portion of magnetically actuable breech lock 12, perhaps otherwise cooperates with it.For example, in magnetically actuable breech lock 12 embodiment for slender member with square surface shape, breech lock co-operating member 18 can constitute hole, wherein latch portion 14 or its part of magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can be inserted in the locked position, as here.Have in the embodiment of tooth at its 14A place, latch portion end at magnetically actuable breech lock 12, breech lock co-operating member 18 can constitute and be used for the rib of in locked position soldered tooth.

But safety label 20 can be any checkout gear or system, for example any safety label or label.For example, in each embodiment, safety label 20 can detect in antitheft or other label any for eas tag (for example radio frequency (RF) label, audio magnetic label and/or its combination), radio frequency identification (RFID) label, intelligent label or other.Safety label 20 can for example sound magnetic detector, electromagnetic detector, rf detector or other detector detect by corresponding detecting system or device according to the type of safety sign or label.

Shell 30 is as equally being any or other structure shown in the part in the embodiment of Fig. 1, this structure division or all hold and/or surround, encapsulate, fixing retaining mechanism 10 and safety label 20 or interlocking or otherwise fixing with it, and when retaining mechanism 10 is in the locked position and pins shell thus, fixing article.Therefore shell 30 and retaining mechanism 10 can cooperate so that article are fixed or are locked on the shell 30, and therefore fixing safety device 2.Shell 30 can constitute on request, and can come moulding according to retaining mechanism 10, safety label 20 and its designed article that are used to protect, and is for example described the same with 1730 embodiment with reference to shell 130,530,930 here.Shell 30 can comprise breech lock co-operating member 18, and it can form as one with shell 30.Shell 30 can be chosen wantonly and constitute and 18 pairings of breech lock co-operating member.Shell 30 can be made of polymer and/or another kind of material or multiple material.

Building block included in safety device 2 can so constitute, thereby safety device 2 can be locked on the article, and is for example described the same with reference to following safety device embodiment.Safety label 2 can re-use maybe can be used for disposable use.

Figure 1A-1D demonstrates the phantom drawing at the eliminator shown in Fig. 1 40, top view, front elevation drawing and the lateral view according to an embodiment.Eliminator 40 can be for comprising and accommodate the device of magnet 42.This magnet 42 can be the magnet of any type, for example permanent magnet or electromagnet.For security system 1, safety device 2 can adopt eliminator 40 that safety device 3 is broken away from from article.Eliminator 40 can suitably be arranged near the magnetically actuable breech lock 12 of safety device 2 so that force magnetically actuable breech lock 12 to leave locked position with the mode of magnetic, so allows the shell 30 of safety device 2 can pin from it in its article to break away from.

In each embodiment, eliminator 40 can comprise different magnet 42.For example, the magnet 42 of eliminator 40 can be selected according to making 12 motions of magnetically actuable breech lock leave the required magnetic force of position latching, therefore with safety device 2 releases.This magnetic force need be bigger than the power that overcomes this motion of opposing.Frictional force and other power that these counter-forces the restraint forces that provided when being subjected to magnetically actuable breech lock 12 extruding by flexible member 16 for example can be provided, be produced by the magnetically actuable breech lock 12 that is during movement contacting shell 30 and/or another element.In another embodiment, under the situation that eliminator 40 will be used on the various safety devices with different structure, can select to be enough to the magnet 42 of the kicker magnet of needs with the safety device release of its release.

In one embodiment, safety device 2 can be configured for disposable use.For example, in an embodiment shown in Fig. 1 E-F, the magnetically actuable breech lock 12 of safety device 2 can be arranged in the passage 3 that matches with breech lock co-operating member 18 in locked position.One or more springs or other cantilever for example cantilever 4 and 5 are arranged in the passage 3 in spring-loaded structure.

For example, cantilever 4 can have the unloading position as shown in Fig. 1 E.Cantilever can be bent to the close conduit wall 3A of its side 4A and therefore be subjected to spring-loaded position.Magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can be arranged in the passage 3 near in the locked position of its opposite side 4B then, thereby prevent cantilever 4 motions and keep its load on spring.Cantilever 5 can be provided with similarly.By eliminator 40 magnetically actuable breech lock 12 motion is left under the situation of locked position then, cantilever 4 and 5 no longer is subjected to the constraint of magnetically actuable breech lock 12, and can resilience or otherwise turn back to its unloading position.Can stop that bottom 13 motions of magnetically actuable breech lock 12 cross under their situation thereby extend in the passage 3 them at cantilever 4 and 5 in these positions, magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can not turn back to locked position.Therefore, appended safety device no longer can be locked arbitrarily.

In another embodiment, just comprise in cantilever 4 and 5 one.In each other embodiment, for example disc spring or other spring, rubber and foam use twice to prevent appended safety device can to adopt other flexible member in the other parts of passage 3 or shell.

In another embodiment as shown in Fig. 1 G-1J, retaining mechanism part and housing parts can so constitute, thereby after locked position was left in the each motion of magnetically actuable breech lock 12, magnetically actuable breech lock 12 need be reset was reset in the locked position enabling.For example, magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can be arranged in the passage 6 near under the situation of groove 7 at its bottom 13A.Groove 7 can so constitute, thereby magnetically actuable breech lock 12 bias voltages are being left under the situation of locked position, and at least one in the magnetically actuable breech lock 12 falls or otherwise be pressed in the groove 7.Groove 7 can be limited by wall 8, and this wall can limit magnetically actuable breech lock 12 and back move towards locked position.In this embodiment, the safety device that wherein is provided with magnetically actuable breech lock 12 can come " replacement " so that use by for example adopting the magnet that makes 12 motions of magnetically actuable breech lock leave groove.

Fig. 2-9 demonstrates the various phantom drawings according to circular CD (OD) safety device 102 (or its parts) of an embodiment, and this device can comprise retaining mechanism 110, safety label 120 and shell 130.As used herein the same, term " circular CD " and " circular OD " refer to following article: CD for example comprises any in CD (CD), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), mini CD-ROM, CD-R (CD-R) and the erasable optical disk (CD-RW); Digital video disk or digital versatile disc (DVD) for example comprise any among DVD, DVD read-only storage (DVD-ROM), recordable DVD (DVD-R), the high definition DVD (HD-DVD); Any other CD, it can be the shape of partial cylindrical at least that has centre bore, or CD, it is flat and has circular periphery or otherwise form as CD or the DVD or as any above-mentioned CD or DVD type, for example comprises Blu-ray Disc (BD), can write BD (BD-BE), can write down BD (BD-RE) and BD read-only storage (BD-ROM).In each other embodiment, safety device 102 (or its part), retaining mechanism 110 and safety label 120 can be used for for example non-circular CD of other article, non-CD and/or other forms the object of various geometries and size arbitrarily.

Have to the similar cubical profile of small part at the shell 130 shown in the embodiment of Fig. 2-4, and can to have to small part be the external surface 131 of rectangle, and can be square to small part.Shell 130 can have to the similar CD of small part, DVD, BD or other the circular OD shell any profile in each embodiment, perhaps can have another kind of shape.Shell 130 can moulding and otherwise constitute with retaining mechanism 110, safety label 120 and as in the article of circular OD each partly or entirely hold, encirclement, bonding or otherwise be fixed on the shell 130.

For example, Figure 11 A-11E demonstrates phantom drawing, top view, left side view, right side view and the front elevation drawing of an embodiment of shell 130 respectively.Compare with the size of external surface 131 as shown in Figure 11 B, shell 130 can have elongated thickness T, and is the same shown in Figure 11 C-11E.In one embodiment, thickness T can be approximately 10.27mm, and surface its lateral dimension S1 and S2 can be approximately 142.33mm and 124.86mm respectively.Shell 130 in this embodiment can form CD box or other circular OD box to small part.

Fig. 5-9 demonstrates the phantom drawing of embodiment of the part of circular OD safety device 102.Figure 10-13 demonstrates other view of circular OD safety device and its a part of embodiment.

At first with reference to Fig. 6, this figure demonstrates the phantom drawing that comprises a part of circular OD safety device 102 of retaining mechanism 110 according to an embodiment.Retaining mechanism 110 can comprise magnetically actuable breech lock 112, flexible member 116 and breech lock co-operating member 118.

Magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can comprise magnetic material, and for example can comprise magnetically actuable breech lock 12 described one or more materials with reference to Fig. 1.Magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can comprise: bottom 113, and it can comprise bottom end 113A and

bottom sides

113B and 113C; Latch portion 114, it can comprise latch portion end 114A (be set together with breech lock co-operating member 118 and therefore not shown in Fig. 6, but demonstrate) in Figure 10; And middle body 115.

Magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can be shaped to "T"-shaped.Therefore,

bottom sides

113B and 113C can be parallel, and each at least can be straight basically, and the width of bottom 13 promptly the distance between

bottom sides

113B and 113C can be wideer than other width of magnetically actuable breech lock 112.Bottom end 113A can be smooth, and can with

bottom sides

113B and 113C perpendicular.Magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can constitute and has very thin thickness.But magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can constitute according to alternate manner in other embodiments, as here with reference to as described in the magnetically actuable breech lock as shown in Fig. 1.

Flexible member 116 can be constituted or formed by flexible material, and can comprise as here with reference at 16 described materials of the flexible member as shown in Fig. 1 or multiple material.In one embodiment, flexible member 116 can constitute and has cube shaped basically, thereby its side 116A is wideer than its side 116B, perhaps can have another kind of shape.In each other embodiment, flexible member 116 can be as constituting with reference to the magnetically actuable breech lock 12 described disc springs of Fig. 1 or other spring or similar component in the above, and comprise its one or more materials.In addition, in one embodiment, flexible member 116 can or form as one with 112 combinations of magnetically actuable breech lock.In one embodiment, flexible member 116 can form cantilever, for example the sheet spring.

Breech lock co-operating member 118 can with as below described shell 130 or its part form as one, perhaps can be independent parts.

Fig. 7 and 12A demonstrate the phantom drawing according to the safety label 120 of the bottom enclosure as described below 150 of an embodiment and circular OD safety device 102.Figure 12 B demonstrates the enlarged drawing of a part of A of the bottom enclosure 150 of Figure 12 A.With reference to Fig. 7,12A and 12B, safety label 120 can be elongated eas tag or sign.In each other embodiment, safety label 120 can be the safety sign or the label of another kind of type and/or shape, for example here with reference to described at the safety label shown in Fig. 1 20.Safety label 120 can be bonded on the bottom enclosure 150 by epoxy resin, bonding agent or other means.In each other embodiment, go up, set within it or be fixed thereon in each other surface that safety label 120 can be positioned at circular OD or other article.

The shell 130 of the circular OD safety device 102 that demonstrates to small part in each embodiment of Fig. 2-13 can comprise bottom enclosure 150, retaining mechanism lid 180, safety label lid 190, bottom cover 200 and top cover 205.In one embodiment, one or more in these building blocks of shell 130 can be separate part.In each other embodiment, each can comprise parts or a plurality of parts that are attached to inseparably in the parts one or more combinations of these parts.In these parts of shell 130 each can be made by plastics, another kind of material or combination of materials in each embodiment.These parts can comprise the combination of identical or different material or material in each embodiment.

Fig. 5 and 13A demonstrate according to the safety label lid 190 described below of an embodiment and the phantom drawing of bottom enclosure 150.Figure 13 B demonstrates the amplifier section B of the bottom enclosure 150 of Figure 13.With reference to the embodiment of Fig. 5 and 13A-13B, bottom enclosure 150 can have the rectangular profile that is limited by case peripheral wall 150A to 150D.Bottom enclosure 150 can comprise bottom 150, and it comprises safety label seat 152, arc inner wall 154 and comprises the bottom of circular OD co-operating member 157 and the bottom of the circular OD seat 156 of hole 159.Safety label seat 152 can be limited by

bottom enclosure perisporium

150A and 150D and arc inner wall 154, and its size can be set at and hold elongated safety label 120, and can hold safety label lid 190, as here.In each embodiment, case peripheral wall 190A and 150C and/or 150B and 150D can extend the area with increase safety label seat 152, thereby the safety label 120 of bigger and/or different size can be assemblied in the safety label seat 152.

Circular OD seat 156 can form as one with the one or more and possible arc inner wall 154 among the bottom enclosure perisporium 150B to 150D, perhaps can adopt alternate manner and bottom enclosure 150 to be fixed together.

Referring again to Fig. 6, this figure also demonstrates the embodiment on a part of top 161 of bottom enclosure 150.Top 161 can so constitute, thereby magnetically actuable breech lock 112 and flexible member 116 can adjacently be arranged on wherein.Therefore, the bottom end 113A of magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can be arranged near the flexible member 116 or adjacency with it.Adopt this structure on top 161, thereby the limit movement that can make magnetically actuable breech lock 112 and flexible member 116 is on one or more directions.

For example, the top 161 of bottom enclosure 150 can comprise passage end wall 165,

conduit wall

166 and 168 and the passage 164 that limited by

conduit wall

166 and 168, and can be defined by passage end wall 165.

Conduit wall

166 and 168 can comprise substantially parallel part mutually, and can be set to respectively at

bottom sides

113B and 113C place and at

central latch portion

115 and 114 place, side near magnetically actuable breech lock 112 or contact with it, thus with the limit movement of magnetically actuable breech lock 112 for along the moving of passage 164, this can be the motion on the substantial linear direction.In each other embodiment, magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can along the rotation, rotation/linear combination direction or arbitrarily other direction move.In these various other embodiments, one or more in passage 164, flexible member 116 and the breech lock co-operating member 118 can formation or moulding or are otherwise constituted along this direction or a plurality of direction guiding magnetically actuable breech lock 112.

Flexible member 116 can be provided with near conduit wall 165, thereby under forcing magnetically actuable breech lock 112 to leave position latching and being pressed against situation on the flexible member 116, flexible member 116 can be in the power of magnetically actuable breech lock 112 and the drag effect lower compression of passage end wall 165.Flexible member 116 provides resistance can for this compression, thus this motion of opposing magnetically actuable breech lock 112.

As mentioned above, in each embodiment, magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can constitute and has another kind of shape, in this case passage 164 and therefore

conduit wall

166 and 168 can constitute and hold this magnetically actuable breech lock 112 and can limit magnetically actuable breech lock 112 moving along one or more directions.In in these embodiments each, flexible member 116 can constitute and be assemblied in the passage 164.

Figure 10 demonstrates the decomposition view according to the circular OD safety device 102 of an embodiment.With reference to Figure 10 and with reference to Fig. 5, the top 161 of bottom enclosure 150 can comprise the top of circular OD seat 156.The top of circular OD seat 156 can comprise OD co-operating member 157, tub wall 170, basin base plate 171 and the basin 172 that is limited by tub wall 170 and basin base plate 171.OD co-operating member 157 can comprise one or more cantilever dogs 158, and they can form as one with bottom enclosure 150, and defines its space 159.Cantilever dog 158 equally can be arranged to circular configuration as shown, and can be made by for example plastic material, thereby cantilever dog 158 can rebound when crooked inwardly or towards the hole.For example the radius of the medium pore 250 of circular OD252 is identical or the bigger outer boundary that compares for the medium pore that circular configuration can limit its radius and circular OD.Therefore, circular OD can round cantilever dog 158 and therefore OD co-operating member 157 be provided with and fix by them by interference fit.When removing circular OD, cantilever dog 158 can bounce back into its not bending position.In one embodiment, the circular configuration of cantilever dog 158 can limit the external boundary of its radius less than the radius of the medium pore of circular OD.

In each other embodiment, OD co-operating member 157 can comprise another kind of structure, for example solid, hollow, pronged or other structure, and this structure can be passed through interference fit, snap fit or other means and cooperate with the medium pore of circular OD.In another embodiment, circular OD seat 156 does not comprise OD co-operating member 157.

Tub wall 170 for example can constitute circular, or otherwise constitutes basin 172 being defined as enough greatly, thus circular OD can contact with tub wall 170 or discontiguous situation under be assemblied in this basin 172.

The arcuate furrow 174A-177A (177A is opaque, and therefore can not see in Figure 10) that the top of bottom enclosure 150 can also comprise trench wall 174-177 and be limited by trench wall 174-177 respectively.For example, trench wall 174 can comprise and limit arcuate furrow 174A.The inside of trench wall 174 can form " J " or " U " shape near arcuate furrow 174A.Arcuate furrow 174A-177A moulding in a similar way perhaps has substantially the same shape.Each can be arranged on trench wall 174-177 tub wall 170 tops or be integral with it, and can be so spaced apart, thereby CD OD can cross their motions to be arranged in the basin 172 or therefrom to take out.

Referring again to Fig. 6 and Figure 10, the top of bottom enclosure 150 can also comprise breech lock co-operating member 118.Breech lock co-operating member 118 can form as one with bottom enclosure 150, and can extend between

conduit wall

166 and 168, and can therefrom stretch out.Breech lock co-operating member 118 can comprise having breech lock co-operating member wall 118, and it has outer cover 118B, end wall 118C and the groove 118D that is limited by this breech lock co-operating member wall 118A.Breech lock co-operating member 118A can so constitute, thus the shape of groove 118D form with arcuate furrow 174A-177A recited above in one or more the same.

Latch portion 114 and may more magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can below outer cover 118B, extend in being in locked position the time and so enter into groove 118D.In one embodiment, the more magnetically actuable breech lock 112 of latch portion 114 and possibility can extend across groove 118D, and extends to end wall 118C.

Shell 130 can also be included in the retaining mechanism lid 180 shown in the embodiment of Fig. 2-4 and 10.Retaining mechanism lid 180 can comprise and constitutes at least a portion structure above the expose portion for example that is arranged on flexible member 116 and magnetically actuable breech lock 112.For example, as shown in figure 10, retaining mechanism lid 180 can comprise at least a portion structure above the expose portion for example that is configured to be arranged on flexible member 116 and magnetically actuable breech lock 112.For example, as shown in figure 10, retaining mechanism lid 180 can comprise outer cover 180A and

sidewall

180B and 180C, and they are cooperated to surround the expose portion of the magnetically actuable breech lock 112 that is arranged in the passage 164 with passage 164 and/or conduit wall 166 and 168.Retaining mechanism lid 180 can by welding, welding, gluing, snap fit (for

example conduit wall

166 and 168 and retaining mechanism cover 180 and constitute projection and the hole that matches), interference fit and/or be fixed together by other fixing means and bottom enclosure 150.Fixedly the time, retaining mechanism lid 180 can prevent that magnetically actuable breech lock 112 breaks away from bottom enclosure 150 or increases its difficulty.

Referring again to the embodiment of Fig. 5 and 13A-13B, shell 150 can also comprise safety label lid 190.This safety label lid 190 can constitute and is assemblied in above the safety label 120, and can be for example by welding, welding, gluing, tape wrap, machinery cooperates or be fixed in the safety label seat 152 and/or be fixed on the safety label 120 by alternate manner.

With reference to Fig. 8, this figure demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the bottom cover 200 of the circular OD safety device 102 of an embodiment.This bottom cover 200 can constitute and be fixed on the bottom enclosure 150.For example, bottom cover 200 can have the rectangular shape that is limited by

bottom cover perisporium

200A and 200D, and its size so sets, thereby

bottom cover perisporium

200A and 200D can be fixed on around the bottom enclosure perisporium 150A to 150D of bottom enclosure 150.This fixing can the realization by snap fit, gluing, adhesive tape and/or by other means.In bottom enclosure 150 variform embodiments, bottom cover 200 can constitute complementary shape, thereby it can be fixed on the bottom enclosure 150.

When bottom cover 200 is fixed on the bottom enclosure 150, can be with safety label 120 encapsulation and therefore fixed thereon, therefore can not reach and remove it.

Fig. 9 demonstrates the phantom drawing according to the top cover 205 of the circular OD safety device 102 of an embodiment.With reference to the embodiment of Fig. 9 and Fig. 2-4 and 10, shell 130 can also comprise top cover 205.Top cover 205 can constitute top cover base portion 207, it can be entity and define by cover wall 209.Top cover pedestal 207 and cover wall 209 can be circle, and its size so sets, thereby the internal diameter of cover wall 209 is greater than the external diameter of circular OD.In this case, under the situation in circular OD is arranged on the basin 172 of bottom enclosure 150, as mentioned above, top cover pedestal 207 and cover wall 209 can be assemblied in above the circular OD respectively and on every side, therefore circular OD be enclosed in the shell 130.

Top cover 205 can also comprise guiding wall 211-213.These guiding walls 211-213 can extend from cover wall 209, and its shape can form with trench wall 174-177 and comprises that the breech lock co-operating member 118 of breech lock co-operating member wall 118A cooperates.For example, in one embodiment, " L " shape that guiding wall 211-213 can become to have arc lip 211A-213A is respectively extended from cover wall 209, and they and cover wall 209 are substantially parallel.Therefore, be assemblied in top cover 205 above the OD and on every side when being encapsulated in circular OD in the shell 130, as mentioned above, the arc lip 211A-213A of guiding wall 211-213 can slide in the groove 118D of arcuate furrow 174A-177A and bottom enclosure 150 respectively when top cover 205 rotates.

Top cover 205 can be arranged on above the circular OD and so be set on the bottom enclosure 150, thereby breech lock co-operating member 118 is arranged between guiding wall 212 and 213.In this position, guiding

wall

212 and 213

arc lip

212A and 213A can be arranged in the

arcuate furrow

174A and 175A of bottom enclosure 150 to small part respectively.Because magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can be entered in the locked position in the groove 118D of breech lock co-operating member 118 by flexible member 116 bias voltages, so the magnetically actuable breech lock can stop that

arc lip

212A and 213A slide and pass groove 118D.This structure only allows top cover 206 to carry out limited rotation, thereby in this limited slewing area, among the arc lip 211A-213A at least one can be arranged in the arcuate furrow 174A-177A to small part, therefore top cover 205 is fixed on the bottom enclosure 150.In another embodiment, arc lip 211A-213A can so constitute, thereby in that limited slewing area, at least two among the arc lip 211A-213A each all be arranged in the arcuate furrow 174A-177A to small part, thereby top cover 205 further is fixed on the bottom enclosure 150.

In each other embodiment, can be for example one or more changes in such a way be used for top cover 205 is fixed on mechanism on the bottom enclosure 150: bottom enclosure 150 can comprise various sizes and/or less than all trench wall 174-177 and therefore arcuate furrow 174A-177A, perhaps can comprise other trench wall and arcuate furrow; Bottom enclosure top cover 205 can comprise various sizes and/or less than all three guiding wall 211-213 and therefore arc lip 211A-213A; And/or can change the shape of the lip of trench wall, groove, guiding wall and bottom enclosure 150.Therefore, for example, the quantity of trench wall, arcuate furrow, guiding wall and arc lip and size can be in bottom enclosure 150 and top cover 205 so constitute, thus as mentioned above when magnetically actuable breech lock 112 is in the locked position top cover 205 can be fixed on the bottom enclosure 150 of circular OD safety device 102.

In another embodiment, circular optics OD safety device system comprises for example eliminator 40 of circular optics OD safety device 102 and eliminator.Thereby under near situation about the magnetically actuable breech lock 112 that eliminator 40 is arranged on safety device 102 flexible member 116 being arranged between eliminator 40 and the magnetically actuable breech lock 112, but eliminator 40 magnetic force magnetically actuable breech lock 112 to leave locked position and are pressed on the flexible member 116.If magnetic force is greater than the compressive force of flexible member and stop other power of this motion of magnetically actuable breech lock 112 arbitrarily, then magnetically actuable breech lock 112 can move and leave locked position.In this case, top cover 205 no longer is prevented from rotating fully, and top cover 205 can freely rotate.Therefore, any any part that top cover 205 can rotate in its arc lip 211A-213A all is not arranged in the arcuate furrow 174A-177A of bottom enclosure 150, top cover 205 can be removed in this case, thereby the basin 172 interior any circular OD that will be arranged on bottom enclosure 150 expose.In other embodiments, top cover 205 can be installed in rotation on the bottom enclosure 150 in hinged or other suitable arrangement.In other embodiments, top cover 205 can be fixed on the bottom enclosure 150 according to alternate manner, rotatable fixing or installation.Because any part of circular in this embodiment safety device 102 can not broken during releasing process, so should can re-use by circle OD safety device 102.

In one embodiment, circular OD safety device 102 can constitute encirclement or hold CD, and can be called as CD safety device 102.In this embodiment, CD safety device 102 can maybe can constitute encirclement equally or hold another kind of circular OD.This CD safety device 102 can keep the CD of eas tag, magnetic mechanism and any kind.This safety device carries the EAS parts in one embodiment, and can be used to provide resistance or prevent to take out without permission and stay the storage device with CD safety device then and can encapsulate arbitrarily or CD otherwise fixed thereon.In one embodiment, this safety device can comprise bottom enclosure, eas tag, eas tag lid, bottom, bolt lock mechanism lid, magnetically actuable bolt lock mechanism and top cover.In one embodiment, circular OD safety device 102 can comprise this safety device, thereby retaining mechanism 110 can comprise the magnetically actuable bolt lock mechanism, safety label 120 can comprise EAS sign or label, and shell 130 can comprise these parts, they comprise bottom enclosure, eas tag lid, bottom, bolt lock mechanism lid and top cover, and these parts can be corresponding respectively with bottom enclosure 150, safety label lid 190, bottom 200, retaining mechanism lid 180 and top cover 205.

Figure 14-19 demonstrates and can be included in for example phantom drawing of the embodiment of shell, retaining mechanism and other element embodiment in the safety device 2 of safety device.

Figure 14-15 demonstrate can be used for fixing have elongated member some article for example glasses safety device 502 embodiments and the part phantom drawing.Safety device 502 can comprise shell 530, and it has the local rectangular shape that has outwardly-bent side 534.Safety device 502 can be fixed on leg of spectacles in the tunnel 560.Safety device 502 can comprise to small part be "T"-shaped magnetically actuable breech lock 512, to cuboidal flexible member 516 of small part and safety label 520.

Figure 16-17 demonstrates and can be used for the embodiment of wired safety device 902 of cable 922 protection article and the phantom drawing of part thereof.Safety device 902 can have the shell 930 of its shape picture short " I " or lowercase " l " shape, and can constitute at least a portion of holding cable 922.Safety device 902 can be protected various article for example clothes, wallet and other article.Safety device 902 can comprise having tooth 981-983 or other protruding magnetically actuable breech lock 912.Cable 922 can comprise breech lock co-operating member 918.

Figure 18-19 demonstrates the phantom drawing of bottle safety device 1702 embodiments and part thereof.The bottle safety device can have its shape and form and be engaged in the bottle for example oral area of grape wine or strong drink bottle and the shell 1730 around at least a portion neck.Safety device 1702 can comprise having one or more protruding 1551 magnetically actuable breech lock 1512, and these projectioies for example can be tooth.It is the external surface of rectangle that flexible member 1516 can have to small part.Safety device 1702 can comprise that at least a portion safety belt 1760 on every side that can be limited in bottle neck is with fixed thereon with safety device.

Though some feature of these embodiments has been described as here, and those of ordinary skills are easy to expect many modification, replacement, change and equivalent.Therefore, should be understood that claims are used for containing all these modification and the variation that falls within these embodiment scopes.

Claims

1. a retaining mechanism is used for safety device is fixed on article, and this retaining mechanism comprises:

The magnetically actuable breech lock;

With the flexible member of magnetically actuable breech lock towards the locked position bias voltage; And

The breech lock co-operating member that when the magnetically actuable breech lock is in the locked position, cooperates with the magnetically actuable breech lock.

2. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described flexible member comprises foam.

3. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described flexible member comprises spring.

4. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described flexible member comprises rubber.

5. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described flexible member and described magnetically actuable breech lock form as one.

6. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described safety device is reusable.

7. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described safety device is used for disposable use.

8. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described safety device can be reset.

9. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described magnetically actuable breech lock can move under the effect of magnetic force and leave locked position.

10. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described magnetically actuable breech lock can move along the substantial linear direction.

11. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described magnetically actuable breech lock can move along rotation direction basically.

12. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described magnetically actuable breech lock can be with the aggregate motion of rotation and linear direction.

13. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described breech lock co-operating member comprises the space, and magnetically actuable is latched in and is in the locked position in small part is arranged on this space.

14. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described magnetically actuable breech lock comprises at least one tooth, and described breech lock co-operating member cooperates with the magnetically actuable breech lock in locked position by engaging described at least one tooth.

15. retaining mechanism as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described breech lock co-operating member comprises at least one rib, and described breech lock co-operating member makes described at least one tooth engage with described at least one rib.

16. a safety device that is used for article, it comprises:

Shell; And

Retaining mechanism, it to small part surround by shell and comprise flexible member, breech lock co-operating member and be arranged on flexible member and the breech lock co-operating member between the magnetically actuable breech lock.

17. safety device as claimed in claim 16 comprises the safety label that is fixed on the shell.

18. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described breech lock co-operating member and shell form as one.

19. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described safety label is an eas tag.

20. safety device as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described eas tag is the RF label.

21. safety device as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described eas tag is an audio magnetic label.

22. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described safety label is the RFID label.

23. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described shell is used for when the magnetically actuable breech lock is in the locked position article being fixed on the shell.

24. safety device as claimed in claim 23, wherein, described shell is used for by surrounding at least a portion article article being fixed on the shell.

25. safety device as claimed in claim 23, wherein, described shell is used for by surrounding described article article being fixed on the shell.

26. safety device as claimed in claim 23, wherein, described shell is used for by with described article interlocking article being fixed on the shell.

27. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described shell is used for by surrounding described safety label safety label being fixed on the shell.

28. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described shell is used for by surrounding described retaining mechanism this retaining mechanism being fixed on the shell.

29. safety device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described shell comprises passage, and magnetically actuable breech lock and flexible member are adjacent to be arranged in the described passage.

30. safety device as claimed in claim 29, wherein, the limit movement that described passage is used for the magnetically actuable breech lock is the substantial linear motion.

31. safety device as claimed in claim 29, wherein, described retaining mechanism also comprises the breech lock co-operating member, and this breech lock co-operating member cooperates with the magnetically actuable breech lock when the magnetically actuable breech lock is arranged in described position and pins shell thus.

32. safety device as claimed in claim 31, wherein, described magnetically actuable breech lock is arranged between flexible member and the breech lock co-operating member.

33. a safety device system, it comprises:

The safety device that comprises retaining mechanism; And

Be used for by the eliminator of magnetic force the safety device release.

34. a safety device system that is used for article, it comprises:

Safety device, it comprises shell and the retaining mechanism that is arranged in the shell, described shell and retaining mechanism cooperatively interact so that shell is locked on the article; And

Eliminator, it comprises magnet and is used for making shell and article release by magnetic force.

35. security system as claimed in claim 34, wherein, described safety device also comprises safety label.

36. security system as claimed in claim 34, wherein, described retaining mechanism comprises the magnetically actuable breech lock, and described magnetic force moves the shell release by making described magnetically actuable breech lock.