JP5456086B2 - Anti-theft device for products in paper boxes - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an anti-theft device that is used to protect merchandise in a paper box such as pharmaceuticals displayed in stores such as pharmacies and drug stores from theft, so-called shoplifting.

  In pharmacies, drug stores, etc., products such as medicines in paper boxes are displayed directly in the store, and customers take the displayed products and check the product information such as efficacy printed on the paper boxes and purchase. There are many.

  However, when a product is directly displayed in the store, a product such as a medicine in a paper box is relatively expensive, but has a small volume, and therefore is likely to suffer shoplifting damage.

  For this reason, electronic anti-theft tags are affixed to expensive products such as pharmaceuticals, and an anti-theft tag detection gate is installed at the entrance of the store. Some have adopted an anti-theft system that notifies the administrator by sounding.

  However, in the conventional anti-theft system that attaches an anti-theft tag to the paper box of the product, the store clerk needs to peel off the anti-theft tag at the cash register at the time of sale of the product, otherwise the printed surface of the paper box will be torn, There is a problem of damaging the appearance of the product.

  In addition, the anti-theft tag peeled off from the paper box cannot be re-applied to the paper box, and therefore cannot be reused.

  Therefore, the present invention is difficult to remove from the paper box unless the paper box is destroyed in the display state, and at the cash register, the store clerk can easily remove the paper box without damaging it. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a pair of connecting members arranged along the outer surface of the lid flap of the paper box and connected to each other so as to be adjustable in length, and an outer end portion of the pair of connecting members. The lock plate provided opposite to each other and installed on the opposite surface of the opposite lock plate, the pair of connecting members are drawn together, and the lock plate is brought into contact with the side wall of the body portion of the paper box. An insertion piece inserted into a gap formed between the body portion and both sides of the lid flap, and a pair of connecting members not to be separated from each other in a state where the insertion piece is inserted into the gap. The anti-theft device is configured by a lock mechanism that can be locked and released by a release tool, and an anti-theft tag attached to a position that is not exposed to the outer surface side of the connecting member or the lock plate. Ah .

  The antitheft device having the above-described configuration is used by being mounted on the outer surface of the lid flap of the paper box. To remove the antitheft device, the store clerk can easily remove the antitheft device at the cash register by using a release tool.

  On the other hand, the customer cannot remove the antitheft device without seeing it, even if it destroys the paper box, such as tearing off the lid flap of the paper box. When an attempt is made to take the product to the store, an alarm sound or the like is sounded by a detection gate installed at the entrance of the store by an anti-theft tag attached to an anti-theft device.

Therefore, shoplifting can be effectively prevented by mounting the antitheft device of the present invention on a paper box.
Further, since the anti-theft device removed at the cash register can be reused, the anti-theft tag is not wasted and the cost can be reduced.

It is a perspective view of goods with a paper box which equipped with the antitheft instrument of this invention. (A) is a perspective view of the surface side of the antitheft device of this invention, (B) is a perspective view of the back side of (A). (A) is the top view which shows the state before arrange | positioning the antitheft instrument of this invention along the outer surface of the lid flap of a paper box, and locking a guide plate and an insertion plate, (B) is a part of the state of (A) It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. (A) is the top view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the antitheft instrument of this invention along the outer surface of the lid flap of a paper box, and locked the guide plate and the insertion plate, (B) is a partial longitudinal cross-section of the state of (A) FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the antitheft instrument of this invention along the outer surface of the cover flap of a paper box. (A) is a top view which shows the state which cancels | releases the lock | rock of a guide plate and an insertion plate with a release tool, and (B) is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state of (A). It is a perspective view of a release tool for the antitheft device of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the antitheft device according to the present invention is used by being attached to the outer surface of a lid flap 1 a of a paper box 1.

  The antitheft device includes a pair of connecting members 2 arranged along the outer surface of the lid flap 1a of the paper box 1 and connected to each other so as to be adjustable in length.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the pair of connecting members 2 are connected to the guide plate 3 by the guide plate 3 having guide grooves 3a on both sides of the back surface and the guide grooves 3a on the back surface of the guide plate 3. And an insertion plate 4 inserted so as to be able to be put in and out.

  Lock plates 5 and 6 that are opposed to each other are provided on the outer ends of the pair of connecting members 2, that is, on the outer ends of the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4.

  The guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 are pulled toward each other on the opposing surfaces of the opposing lock plates 5 and 6 so that the lock plates 5 and 6 are in contact with the side walls of the rectangular barrel portion 1b of the paper box 1. The insertion pieces 7 and 8 are provided to be inserted into the gap A formed between the body 1b of the paper box 1 and both sides of the lid flap 1a.

  On the lock plate 5 on the guide plate 3 side, two insertion pieces 7 are provided on the front and rear in the width direction of the lock plate 5.

  Further, one insertion piece 8 is provided in the center of the insertion plate 4 in the width direction on the lock plate 6 on the insertion plate 4 side.

  Each of the insertion pieces 7 and 8 is formed in a blade shape having a sharp tip so that the shrink film can be pierced even if the outer surface of the paper box 1 is shrink-wrapped.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 are inserted into the guide groove 3a of the guide plate 3 as shown in FIGS. ), The insertion plate 4 is pushed in along the guide groove 3a of the guide plate 3 so that the guide plate 3 and the lock plates 5 and 6 of the insertion plate 4 abut against the side wall of the body portion 1b of the paper box 1. The insertion pieces 7 and 8 provided on the opposing surfaces of the lock plates 5 and 6 are inserted into a gap A formed between the body portion 1b of the paper box 1 and both sides of the lid flap 1a.

  The guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 are connected to the pair of connecting members 2, that is, the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4, in a state where the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 are inserted into the gap A between the body portion 1 b and the lid flap 1 a of the paper box 1. A lock mechanism is provided for locking so as not to expand in the pulling-away direction.

  As this locking mechanism, for example, a number of stepped engaging portions 9 provided along the guide plate 3 on the back side of the guide plate 3 and an engaging portion 9 of the guide plate 3 provided on the insertion plate 4. And the engaging claw 10 of the insertion plate 4 is inserted into the engaging portion of the guide plate 3 by pushing the insertion plate 4 along the guide groove 3 a of the guide plate 3. The insertion plate 9 can be locked so as not to move in the pulling direction with respect to the guide plate 3 in a state where the engagement claw 10 of the insertion plate 4 is fitted to the engagement portion 9 of the guide plate 3. it can.

  Therefore, the difference between the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 provided on the opposing surfaces of the lock plates 5 and 6 as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B from the state shown in FIGS. When the insert pieces 7 and 8 are inserted into a gap A formed between the body portion 1b of the paper box 1 and both sides of the lid flap 1a, the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 are locked to each other, and the guide The plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 are attached to the paper box 1 so as not to be separated.

  When removing the antitheft device that is attached to the paper box 1 so as not to be separated from the paper box 1, the following procedure is performed.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the presser plate 12a is inserted between the back surface of the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 from the insertion hole 11 provided in the center of the lock plate 5 of the guide plate 3, By pressing the engagement claw 10 of the insertion plate 4, the engagement claw 10 of the insertion plate 4 can be removed from the engagement portion 9 of the guide plate 3. As a result, the locked state of the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 is released, so that the insertion plate 4 can be pulled out of the guide plate 3.

  Therefore, if the release tool 12 having the presser plate 12a as shown in FIG. 7 is prepared at the cash register, the store clerk will use the cash register and the presser plate 12a of the release tool 12 at the center of the lock plate 5 of the guide plate 3. The guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 can be easily detached from the paper box 1 by being inserted from the insertion holes 11 provided in the paper box.

  The unlocking mechanism of the engaging portion 9 and the engaging claw 10 is not limited to the method using the presser plate 12a. For example, an iron piece is attached to the engaging claw 10 and the engaging claw 10 is attracted by a magnet. The engagement between the engagement portion 9 and the engagement claw 10 is released, a protrusion is provided on the release tool 12, and the engagement claw 10 is pushed down by a protrusion from a through hole provided in the guide plate 3. A method of releasing the engagement with the engagement claw 10 may be employed.

  An anti-theft tag 13 is attached to the guide plate 3 and the insertion plate 4 that are attached to the paper box 1 so as not to be separated from each other at positions not exposed to the outer surface. When an attempt is made to illegally carry a product equipped with the anti-theft tag 13, an alarm sound or the like is sounded by a detection gate installed at the entrance of the store.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the antitheft tag 13 is attached to the back surface of the insertion plate 4.

  If the anti-theft tag 13 is not exposed to the outer surface side, it is not necessary to directly attach it to the inner surface of the guide plate 3 or the insertion plate 4 or the inner surfaces of the lock plates 5 and 6, for example, using a connecting string. The antitheft tag 13 may be suspended from the guide plate 3 or the insertion plate 4 and the antitheft tag 13 may be accommodated in the paper box 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the antitheft device of the present invention is used by being mounted on the outer surface of the lid flap 1a of the paper box 1, and in order to remove it, a release tool 12 as shown in FIG. 7 is required. When the release tool 12 is used, the store clerk can easily remove the antitheft device at the cash register.

  Even if the anti-theft device can be removed if the paper box 1 is destroyed, for example, by tearing off the lid flap 1a of the paper box 1, the act of destroying the paper box in the store is easily noticeable.

  Therefore, shoplifting can be effectively prevented by mounting the antitheft device of the present invention on the paper box 1.

A Clearance 1 Paper box 1a Lid flap 1b Body 2 Connection member 3 Guide plate 3a Guide groove 4 Insertion plate 5, 6 Lock plate 7, 8 Insertion piece 9 Engagement portion 10 Engagement claw 11 Insertion hole 12 Release tool 12a Presser plate 13 Anti-theft tag

Claims (2)

  A pair of connecting members disposed along the outer surface of the lid flap of the paper box and connected to each other so as to be adjustable in length, and opposing lock plates provided at outer end portions of the pair of connecting members. It is installed on the opposite surface of the lock plate, and is formed between the paper box body and both sides of the lid flap with the pair of connecting members pulled together and the lock plate in contact with the side wall of the paper box body. The insertion piece inserted into the gap to be inserted, and with the insertion piece inserted into the gap, the pair of connecting members are locked so as not to be separated from each other and released by the release tool. An anti-theft device for goods in a paper box, comprising: a lock mechanism that can be used; and an anti-theft tag attached to a position not exposed to the outer surface of the connecting member or lock plate.   2. The paper box according to claim 1, wherein the pair of connecting members comprises a guide plate having guide grooves on both sides of the back surface and an insertion plate inserted into the guide plate so as to be able to be inserted and removed by the guide grooves on the back surface of the guide plate. Product anti-theft device.

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