CN213399880U - Safety device for preventing wearable commodities from being stolen - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a safety device for wearable commodity theft prevention, which comprises a bracket, a sensor and a charging component; the sensor is connected with the commodity and used for detecting the commodity connection state; the support comprises a support rod, the support rod comprises a first power supply output interface, and the support rod can support a charging assembly or a commodity; the charging assembly can be attached to the surface of the commodity, can be combined with the supporting rod in a removable mode, and can be electrically connected to the first power supply output interface in the combined state of the charging assembly and the supporting rod for transmitting power to the commodity; the security device is configured to emit a security signal when the article of merchandise is unauthorized removed from the sensor. The safety device not only ensures the safety of commodities, but also charges the commodities, and the whole display table is simple and attractive. When the commodity is shown or the commodity does not need to be charged, the commodity and the charging assembly can be taken down from the supporting rod as a whole, and the abrasion of the charging interface or the electric contact point of the commodity is avoided.

Description

Safety device for preventing wearable commodities from being stolen

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a commodity theftproof field especially relates to a safety device for wearable commodity theftproof.

Background

With the development of commodity experience type services, the display and experience functions of commodities are more opened to purchasers or potential purchasers, and meanwhile, the requirement for commodity theft prevention is continuously increased. On one hand, the various requirements of an experiencer are met as much as possible, all functions of the commodity and the surface which is the most good and convenient are shown to the experiencer as much as possible, on the other hand, the possible stealing behaviors of people who are in poor mind are prevented, the hidden danger that the commodity is possibly stolen in the showing and experiencing process is reduced or even eliminated as much as possible, and under the industrial environment, the commodity anti-theft industry is brought into play.

The anti-theft device connected with the commodity is adopted for the common commodity anti-theft in the prior art, and when the commodity is possibly in the risk of theft, the anti-theft device can give an alarm or give an alarm instruction to the alarm so as to prompt staff in a display place.

With the development of the technology of electronic products themselves, more and more non-electronic products may be presented in the form of electronic products, such as watches. The variety of electronic product itself also is constantly increasing, for example electron bracelet, among the prior art for the device of commodity theftproof is only used for the commodity theftproof, and the function is more single, can't satisfy diversified demand.

At present, when a commodity is displayed, it is generally necessary to charge the commodity, and when the commodity is charged, a charging interface of the commodity is generally connected to a charging member or an electrical contact point of the commodity is generally connected to an electrical contact point of the charging member. When the commodity is not required to be charged, the commodity is separated from the charging component, and the commodity is frequently picked up and experienced individually in the experience process, so that the charging interface or the structure of the electric contact of the commodity is abraded or damaged.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the technical problem that, to the problem in the background art, provide a safety device that is used for wearable commodity to prevent burglary.

Therefore, the utility model discloses a technical scheme is:

a security device for preventing the theft of wearable goods,

comprises a bracket, a sensor and a charging component;

the sensor is configured to be operatively connected to an article for detecting the article connection status;

the stand includes a support bar including a first power output interface, the support bar configured to operably support a charging assembly or item thereon;

the charging assembly is configured to be operatively attached to a surface of the article of merchandise and configured to be removably engageable with the support bar and electrically connectable to the first power output interface in its engaged condition with the support bar for transmitting power to the article of merchandise;

the security device is configured to emit a security signal when the article of merchandise is unauthorized removed from the sensor.

Further, the first power output interface includes at least two first electrical contacts electrically isolated from each other.

Further, the charging assembly includes at least two second electrical contacts electrically isolated from each other and configured such that when the charging assembly is coupled to the support rod, the first electrical contacts are in electrical communication with the second electrical contacts.

Further, the charging assembly and the support rod are configured to be coupled by magnetic attraction.

Further, the charging assembly is configured to be attached to a surface of the article of merchandise by adhesive or structural retention.

Further, the charging assembly includes a second power output interface configured to enable power to be transferred to the item of merchandise when the charging assembly is attached to a surface of the item of merchandise.

Further, the second power supply output interface is configured to transmit power to the commodity by a contact or wireless power supply manner.

Further, the detecting of the commodity by the sensor includes detecting one or more of a switch, a current, a voltage, a pressure, an optical mode, and the like.

Further, an alert device is included and configured to connect with the sensor via a cable or wirelessly.

Further, the alert device includes an alarm and is configured to alarm in response to the safety signal.

The utility model has the advantages that:

(1) the utility model discloses a safety device not only can ensure the safety of commodity, can also charge for placing the commodity on the bracing piece, and whole show mesa is succinct, pleasing to the eye.

(2) The utility model discloses in, be connected the interface or the electrical contact point that charge of commodity with the subassembly that charges, the subassembly that charges can be connected with the bracing piece, when needs charge, can be connected the interface or the electrical contact point that charge of commodity with the subassembly that charges, then will charge the subassembly and be connected with the bracing piece, the bracing piece includes power supply output interface, can realize charging to commodity. When the commodity is shown or the commodity does not need to be charged, the commodity and the charging assembly can be taken down from the supporting rod as a whole, the commodity is prevented from being frequently plugged, and the charging interface of the commodity or the structure of the electric contact point are prevented from being abraded or damaged.

(3) The utility model discloses a safety device can be applicable to the wearable commodity that a kind of special shape that has cyclic annular position such as bracelet, wrist-watch, the utility model discloses a charging assembly supports commodity with the bracing piece, and charging assembly and bracing piece are inhaled the mode through magnetism and are combined, can adsorb direction charging assembly electric connection to power supply output interface, are convenient for charge for commodity, and magnetism is inhaled the mode moreover and is made charging assembly combine more firmly with the bracing piece, can not break away from safety device.

(4) The utility model discloses can support special shape commodity, for example the wrist-watch, walk the line in addition at bracing piece inside, prevent that the cable from exposing or the external cable winding scheduling problem that produces, fill the not enough in electronic commodity theftproof field to a certain extent.

(5) The utility model discloses a safety device only needs to consider to change charging assembly and sensor when changing different grade type commodity in the practical application environment, need not relate to and change the support, has greatly promoted the product commonality and has greatly simplified the change operation.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the safety device of the present invention (in which the charging assembly and the supporting rod are in a separated state).

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the article of merchandise separated from the charging assembly (showing the structure where the article of merchandise is joined to the charging assembly).

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the safety device (the charging assembly is separated from the support rod, and the structure of the charging assembly is shown when the charging assembly is combined with the support rod).

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the safety device (the support rod, the charging assembly, and the merchandise, two by two in a separated state).

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the safety device when the merchandise is combined with the charging assembly and the charging assembly is combined with the supporting rod.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the commercial product and the charging assembly in a separated state (in this figure, the sensor is a contact switch).

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the merchandise and the charging assembly in a combined state (in this figure, the sensor is a contact switch).

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it should be noted that the embodiments are only specific illustrations of the present invention, and should not be construed as limitations of the present invention.

The technical terms related to the present invention are first explained with reference to the embodiments, and the terms are explained to enable those skilled in the art to more accurately understand the technical solution of the present invention, and do not necessarily limit the protection scope of the present invention.

Anti-theft commodity

The commodity anti-theft of the present invention refers to the narrow commodity anti-theft, that is, the anti-theft of the displayed commodity mentioned in the background art, and may also be called as the showpiece anti-theft, and generally refers to the places with commodity display requirements, the commodity display generally refers to the display of electronic products, such as mobile phones, tablets, etc., some functions of these commodities can be known by the user only when they are used, these commodities generally have some man-machine interactive interfaces, the exhibited person can contact and use all or part of the functions of these commodities exemplarily or demonstratively within a certain range, thereby understanding the performance of the commodities, in the industry, sometimes the commodity with functional display requirements can be called as the commodity with experience requirements, that is, the exhibited person can operate and experience the commodity to be displayed within the limited conditions and range, thus, the items are directly accessible to the experiencer, and the items themselves are portable and portable, therefore, the product has a great risk of theft, which necessitates anti-theft measures during the display process of the product, these anti-theft measures do not limit the use of the experiencer, but only limit the ability of the experiencer to take it away from the location, and even in some cases, these anti-theft measures also need to be considered as far as possible not to hinder the use of the experiencer, so that they can obtain a better use experience, this kind of take anti-theft measure and prevent that the commodity in show or experience is stolen and the technique or the trade that will minimize anti-theft measure to the influence that the commodity was experienced is one of commodity theftproof, also is the field that the utility model discloses the basis, this is different from the personal guard against theft (EAS) of article among the sales of volume vendor. The utility model provides an exhibit is the more special a kind of electronic product of shape, for example electronic watch, intelligent bracelet etc. and this kind of product has cyclic annular position usually, and if do not have support piece can't rely on self shape to satisfy the show demand that the function faced upwards.

Safe/non-safe states

The safe or unsafe state referred to in the utility model refers to the state of the displayed merchandise, especially refers to the state of the relationship between the displayed merchandise and the anti-theft device under the condition of setting the anti-theft device, generally speaking, the merchandise is in the state that we consider it not stolen, which is referred to as the safe state, which we consider possibly stolen state, which is referred to as the unsafe state, whether the anti-theft measure is intact, whether the displayed merchandise is under the protection of the anti-theft measure, if so, we consider it is the safe state, if not, we consider it is the unsafe state, that is, the safe or unsafe state can be relative to the anti-theft measure, for example, the anti-theft measure is that the displayed merchandise is always connected with the charging interface, then, the sensor detects the charging interface, whether it is always connected with the merchandise, if yes, the system is in a safe state, and if the connection is disconnected, the system is in a non-safe state; or if the anti-theft measure is to keep the commodity in a charging state all the time, the sensor detects whether the charging cable of the commodity keeps power transmission, if so, the charging cable is in a safe state, and if not, the charging cable is in a non-safe state; or, if the anti-theft measure is that the commodity is clamped by the clamping device, the sensor detects whether the commodity is in the clamping space or whether the commodity is in contact with or installed on the clamping device, if so, the commodity is in a safe state, and if not, the commodity is in a non-safe state; and so on.

Security signal

Security signals are also a well-known concept in the field of article surveillance, when an article is in an unsecured state, some components in an article surveillance system will send out a security signal, which may be a sensing signal or an electrical signal or a digital signal, which may be triggered by many methods/events in the prior art, for example, the event may be a physical disconnection or a circuit disconnection, the triggering method may be sensing by the sensing component, the sensing signal is transmitted to the corresponding device, the corresponding device can send out a security signal according to the most basic logic judgment (yes/no) after receiving the sensing signal, in the field of article surveillance, the general triggering method may be disconnection, disconnection charging, detachment from an installed component, or destruction in a certain set manner, may trigger the generation of a security signal, which is conventional in the art.

Cable with a flexible connection

The cable is a concept of connection and/or transmission in the present invention, in some cases, the cable may be a purely mechanical connection, connecting two objects, in some cases, the cable may provide power transmission (strong current) to establish power connection for two parties connected by the cable, one party may provide power to the other party, or both parties may have power to transmit each other, in some cases, the cable may provide data transmission (including weak current) to provide power and data connection for two parties connected by the cable, one party may provide power or transmit data signals to the other party, or both parties may have power and data signals to transmit each other, in some cases, the power of the transmission line in the cable may be used as an induction loop, i.e. a determination factor for detecting whether the cable is on or off, for example, when there is power transmission in the cable, the sensing loop can be considered to be smooth, the cable is in a normal connection state, at the moment, if the cable is connected with the commodity and the anti-theft host machine, the commodity can be considered to be in a safe state, or when signals are transmitted in the cable, the sensing loop can also be considered to be smooth, the cable is in a normal connection state, at the moment, if the cable is connected with the commodity and the anti-theft host machine, the commodity can be considered to be in a safe state, under the condition, the cable can play a sensing role and equivalently play a part of a sensor, and the cable at the moment can be used as a part of the sensor. In fact, the effect of cable in this theftproof field is the commonly used technical means in this field too, the utility model discloses do not relate to the structure of cable itself and the improvement of function, the utility model discloses only provide some application scenarios to the cable that is used for commodity theftproof.

Connector with a locking member

The connector can be used for connecting parts, the connector can be inserted or inserted in the connecting part, namely, a plug and a socket are included, the connector can have a charging function, for example, in the form of a charging interface, and can also be connected in a pure structure form, the connector can be connected with a cable, and can also be in a separate form, and when the connector is connected with the cable, the connector can also be used as a part of an induction loop on the sensor.

Sensor with a sensor element

The sensor often is used for certain signal of perception or certain state of perception, the utility model provides a sensor is exclusively used in commodity theftproof, and the sensor in the commodity theftproof can be an induction line, also can be a device that has inductive element, also can be the integrated component that has the response function on the connector, and its effect is exactly, can the sensing signal, distinguishes through this signal whether show commodity is in safe state. The sensor of the present invention is a unitary structure, and a portion of the sensor may have an inductive function, such as the conductive cable described above, and may be attached to a commodity. The sensor is a relatively widely used prior art, and the sensor may be only a component (sensor) with sensing function, or the sensor may be a device with structure, and this device can sense or transmit some signals, such as the above-mentioned safety signal.

Authorized/unauthorized

In the present invention, the unauthorized is relative to the authorized, because in the field of merchandise theft prevention, there are two ways of locking and unlocking, during the merchandise being displayed or used, it should be usually in the locked state, in which the merchandise will not be stolen, but besides the theft, the merchandise may be actively removed from the theft prevention device by the merchant, for example, when a certain merchandise is released from the market and is not displayed any more, the corresponding exhibit will be removed, which relates to the replacement of the merchandise, or when the merchandise has quality problem and needs to be repaired, it may be removed from the theft prevention device, when the merchandise is replaced or repaired, the merchandise will be removed from the theft prevention device by the staff (merchant) with authority, at this time, the connection between the merchandise and the theft prevention device will be released, for example, the connector will be removed from the merchandise, in this case we call authorized, and vice versa unauthorized. Authorization or non-authorization is a concept that is relatively well known and frequently used in the field of merchandise theft prevention.

Warning signal and warning device

The utility model discloses in, warning signal can be safety signal, some signals that alarm signal etc. are common in commodity theftproof field, this kind of signal can be the signal of whether break-make of very simple electric current, for example, whether the electric current exists on the conductor cable, just can regard as a safety signal, perhaps the connector is connected on commodity, also can regard as a safety signal, safety signal and warning signal, just be in a signal of whether safe state for being used for to alarm transmission commodity, the alarm triggers the warning according to warning signal, in prior art, the electric current break-make triggers the warning, perhaps connect whether to trigger the warning, all be conventional technical means, the utility model discloses do not make the improvement to the alarm rule of alarm or safety signal, alarm signal's sending method. The device capable of sending out the warning signal is the warning device.

Alarm device

The utility model discloses also can adopt this mode, alarm device's typical example is the alarm for send the warning prompt tone, indicate the staff in the sales space, commodity probably is in safe or non-safe state, alarm device also is a common anti-theft device, and mainly used carries out alarm operation according to the safety signal that monitoring device/sensor cable etc. sent, and alarm device triggers the mode of reporting to the police, has had a lot of among the prior art, for example the electricity connection disconnection triggers the warning, and this is the more common warning trigger mode in present commodity theftproof field, the utility model discloses also can adopt this mode, alarm device is the alarm for send the warning prompt tone, indicate the sales space in, commodity probably is in safe or non-safe state. Generally speaking, this kind of alarming function that can call alarm device sends alarm signal, and alarm signal for example warning prompt tone still can include light signal sometimes, is called audible-visual annunciator, the utility model discloses do not improve alarm itself, can directly adopt the alarm among the prior art.

Example 1, see figures 1-7.

As shown in fig. 1, a security device for the theft prevention of wearable goods comprises a support, a sensor 10 and a charging assembly 6; the sensor 10 is configured to be operatively connected to an article for detecting the article connection status; the stand comprises a support bar comprising a power supply output interface, the support bar being configured to operably support a charging assembly 6 or an item of merchandise thereon; the charging assembly is configured to be operatively attached to a surface of the article of merchandise and configured to be removably engageable with the support bar and electrically connectable to the first power output interface in its engaged condition with the support bar for transmitting power to the article of merchandise; the security device is configured to emit a security signal when the article of merchandise is unauthorized removed from the sensor 10. The setting up of the subassembly 6 that charges makes when showing commodity or need not charge to commodity, can regard commodity and the subassembly that charges as a whole, takes off from the bracing piece, avoids frequently pulling out and inserts commodity, causes wearing and tearing or harm to the interface that charges of commodity or the structure of electrical contact.

In some preferred modes, as shown in fig. 1, the safety device further comprises a base 1, wherein the base 1 can be fixedly connected with the supporting rod, the base 1 can also be combined with a supporting surface, and in some preferred modes, the base 1 can be combined with the supporting surface through glue and/or fasteners; for example, the bottom surface of the base 1 is provided with a threaded hole and a screw, so that the base 1 can be fixedly installed on the supporting surface, or the base 1 is combined with the supporting surface in other manners.

In some preferred modes, the sensor 10 includes a cable, and the sensor 10 can be connected to a wearable article (the wearable article may be a watch, a bracelet, or the like, as shown in fig. 4, the sensor 10 is clamped on a watch band of the watch S, and the cable is connected to a base) and can detect a connection state of the article, so as to ensure the safety of the article; when the sensor 10 is broken and/or the article is removed unauthorizedly, a security device is triggered to emit a security signal. In other preferred forms, as shown in fig. 6, the sensor 10 may also be a contact switch 2, the contact switch 2 may be connected to the article, when the article is in contact with the contact switch 2, the contact switch 2 is pressed, the security device does not send out a security signal, and once the article is removed without authorization, the article is no longer in contact with the contact switch 2, the contact switch 2 springs open, and the security device sends out a security signal. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the contact switch 2 is provided on the charging unit 6, and when the charging unit 6 is combined with the commercial product, the contact switch 2 is brought into contact with the commercial product, and the contact switch is pressed. The contact switch 2 described above is a prior art means, and the utility model discloses do not make improvements to the structure of contact switch 2 itself, circuit principle and connected mode.

In some preferred modes, as shown in fig. 1, the support includes a support rod, the support rod includes a rod body 3 and a connecting assembly 15, one end of the rod body 3 is connected with the connecting assembly 15, the rod body may be connected in a snap-in manner, or may be connected by a screw or in other manners, and the other end of the rod body 3 is fixedly connected with the base 1.

In some preferred manners, the connection assembly 15 includes a connection block, the connection block includes a first power supply output interface and a first circuit board, the first power supply output interface is located on the surface of the connection block, the first circuit board is located inside the connection block, and the first power supply output interface is electrically connected with the first circuit board. In some preferred forms, the first power output interface comprises at least two first electrical contacts 4 electrically isolated from each other. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a recess 5 is formed on the upper surface of the connection block, and a first power output interface is disposed on the bottom surface of the recess, and the first power output interface includes two first electrical contacts 4 electrically isolated from each other and used for making electrical connection with other components.

In some preferred forms, at least two electrically isolated electrical paths are provided in the shaft 3, said electrical paths being able to transmit power to the article of merchandise. Two electrically isolated electrical paths can be connected to a first circuit board, which can be connected to the first electrical contact 4, in this embodiment, two electrically isolated electrical paths are provided in the rod 3, one electrically isolated electrical path is connected to the positive electrode, and the other electrically isolated electrical path is connected to the negative electrode. The two electrical paths may be coated or painted with an insulating layer to electrically isolate them from each other. The electrical path can be connected not only to the first circuit board but also to a second circuit board or a power supply element inside the base 1, which may be a battery.

In some preferred manners, the charging assembly 6 can be connected not only to the commodity, but also to the first power supply output interface, and can be used for charging the commodity. In some preferred forms, the charging assembly 6 includes at least two second electrical contacts 7 electrically isolated from each other and configured such that when the charging assembly 6 is coupled to the support rod, the first electrical contacts 4 are in electrical communication with the second electrical contacts 7. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the charging assembly 6 includes two second electrical contacts 7 electrically isolated from each other, and two first electrical contacts 4 are electrically connected to the two second electrical contacts 7, respectively, so that when the charging assembly 6 is combined with the support rod, the first electrical contacts 4 are in contact with the second electrical contacts 7 to conduct the charging circuit. In some preferred modes, the subassembly 6 and the bracing piece detachable connection charge, for example, both can buckle formula connection, in this embodiment, are equipped with the lug on the subassembly 6 that charges, are equipped with the draw-in groove on the coupling assembling 15 of bracing piece, and the lug cooperatees with the draw-in groove, can realize the subassembly 6 that charges and the bracing piece combines.

In some preferred forms, the charging assembly 6 and the support bar are configured to be magnetically coupled. In some preferred forms, the lower surface of the charging assembly 6 is provided with a ferromagnetic material or the charging assembly 6 includes a ferromagnetic material, the upper surface of the connecting member 15 of the support rod is provided with a magnetic material, such as a magnet, capable of attracting the ferromagnetic material, and the charging assembly 6 and the support rod may be combined together.

In some preferred forms, the charging assembly 6 is configured to be attached to a surface of an article of merchandise by adhesive. In some preferred manners, a double-sided adhesive tape may be adhered to the upper surface of the charging assembly 6, and the charging assembly 6 and the commercial product may be connected together through the double-sided adhesive tape. In other preferred manners, the charging assembly 6 is attached to the surface of the commodity in a structure-limited manner, as shown in fig. 2, the surface of the commodity is provided with a protrusion 11 (or a groove), the surface of the charging assembly 6 is provided with a groove 12 (or a protrusion) with a shape matched with the surface of the commodity, and the protrusion 11 (or the groove) on the surface of the commodity can be combined with the groove 12 (or the protrusion) on the surface of the charging assembly 6 to realize the combination of the commodity and the charging assembly 6.

In some preferred forms, the charging assembly 6 includes a second power output interface configured to enable power to be delivered to the item of merchandise when the charging assembly 6 is attached to a surface of the item of merchandise. In some preferred forms, the second power output interface is configured to transmit power to the article of merchandise by contact or wireless power. In this embodiment, the surface of the charging assembly 6 is provided with a concave area (or a convex area), the concave area is provided with a second power supply output interface, the second power supply output interface comprises at least two third electrical contacts 13 electrically isolated from each other, and the third electrical contacts 13 can be in contact with and conducted with a fourth electrical contact 14 on the commodity, so as to transmit power to the commodity.

In some preferred modes, the detection mode of the sensor 10 for detecting the commodity includes one or more modes of detecting a switch, a current, a voltage, a pressure, an optical mode and the like. The detection mode that sensor 10 detected the commodity is the conventional technical means in this field, and the utility model discloses do not improve the detection mode of sensor 10.

In some preferred forms, the safety device further comprises an alarm device and is configured to be connected to the sensor 10 by a cable or wirelessly. In some preferred forms, the alert device comprises an alarm and is configured to alarm in response to a safety signal; the alarm may be a buzzer capable of receiving the safety signal and performing an alarm operation according to the signal. In some preferred modes, the warning device can be arranged inside the base 1 and can be connected with a second circuit board inside the base 1, the sensor 10 can also be connected with the second circuit board, when the sensor 10 is damaged and/or the commodity is removed from the sensor 10 without authorization, the warning device can trigger the safety device to send out a safety signal, and the warning device can receive the safety signal and trigger the alarm.

It should be noted that the sensor, the alarm and the warning device are all the prior art, and the utility model discloses do not make the improvement to the principle of sensor, alarm and warning device, the structure itself and their connected mode with other parts.

It is obvious that the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts shall belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A safety device for preventing wearable goods from being stolen is characterized in that,

comprises a bracket, a sensor and a charging component;

the sensor is configured to be operatively connected to an article for detecting the article connection status;

the stand includes a support bar including a first power output interface, the support bar configured to operably support a charging assembly or item thereon;

the charging assembly is configured to be operatively attached to a surface of the article of merchandise and configured to be removably engageable with the support bar and electrically connectable to the first power output interface in its engaged condition with the support bar for transmitting power to the article of merchandise;

the security device is configured to emit a security signal when the article of merchandise is unauthorized removed from the sensor.

2. The security device of claim 1, wherein said first power output interface comprises at least two first electrical contacts electrically isolated from each other.

3. The security device of claim 1, wherein the charging assembly comprises at least two second electrical contacts electrically isolated from each other, and wherein the charging assembly is configured such that when the charging assembly is coupled to the support rod, the first electrical contacts are in electrical communication with the second electrical contacts.

4. The security device of claim 1, wherein the charging assembly and the support rod are configured to be magnetically coupled.

5. The security device of claim 1, wherein the charging assembly is configured to be attached to a surface of the article by an adhesive or structural restraint.

6. The security device of claim 1, wherein the charging assembly comprises a second power output interface configured to transmit power to the article when the charging assembly is attached to the surface of the article.

7. The security device of claim 6, wherein the second power output interface is configured to transmit power to the article by contact or wireless power.

8. The security device of claim 1, wherein the sensor detects the merchandise by detecting one or more of a switch, current, voltage, pressure, and optics.

9. The security device of claim 1, comprising an alarm device and configured to connect to the sensor via a cable or wirelessly.

10. The security device of claim 9, wherein the alerting device comprises an alarm and is configured to alarm in response to the security signal.

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