MX2010007309A - Sensor-carrier ring for bottles. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention refers to a sensor-carrier ring for bottles, which protects a bottle from being stolen from a supermarket or store without being paid or without previous authorization, the ring being manufactured in a single piece and containing a bar code sensor, which in case a bottle is removed from a supermarket or store without authorization, the sensor would be activated and a sound emitted by an alarm. The senor-carrier ring is located in the upper portion of the bottle and one of the ring end portions coupled to a groove of the bottle, thereby being impossible to be removed from the bottle in a manual form or with some simple tool like a screwdriver.

Description

BOTTLE-SENSOR RING FOR BOTTLES TECHNICAL FIELD The technology described refers to a sensor-holder ring to protect the bottles that are for sale in a supermarket or sheltered in a warehouse preventing their unauthorized extraction and prevent their theft.

BACKGROUND Anti-theft controls for bottles currently have many similarities with respect to the materials used and the control mechanism. For example, US Pat. No. 7,196,624 B2 of BEVERAGE METRICS HOLDING LTD. whose inventor is David M. Teller, consisting of a system, method and monitoring device of transaction service, is focused on controlling the sale of drinks contained in a bottle in a restaurant or bar. The invention has a sensor that is placed on the neck of the bottle, said sensor has a circular shape and is a magnetic or mechanical sensor that detects when the bottle is opened or to detect that the door where the bottle is stored was opened. Together, the system of said invention detects the quantities served from the bottle.

To indicate another example you have the American patent US 7,059,485 B1 by Bryan L. Reidenbach, consisting of a bottle closure that includes a lid and a security ring to prevent the bottle from opening and thereby theft of the liquid it contains.

Radio frequency identification or RFID tags have also been developed that can be monitored by an RFID reader, these labels are placed in the boxes of the bottles to control their transfer and prevent them from being lost, as well as each bottle inside the boxes have an RFID tag so they can be monitored, however, the RFID cards placed on the bottles can be easily removed by means of simple tools such as screwdrivers, hand knives or forks whereby security is diminished.

The same applies to bar code labels for monitoring safety within stores, stores and supermarkets since these labels are usually attached to a plastic that is placed, tied or stuck on the outside of the bottle so a person who is inside the store, store or supermarket can remove the bar code label easily, even manually. That is why the need arises in the art of a safer mechanism to prevent the safety labels that are placed on the bottles from being removed.

COMPENDIUM OF THE INVENTION The sensor-holder ring for bottles allows you to protect a bottle of any kind from being removed from a supermarket without paying for it or from a warehouse without its prior authorization. The ring is made in one piece, it is disposable and its function is to contain a sensor with a bar code so that in case the bottle is removed without paying from the supermarket or the storage place without prior authorization, the sensor is activated and an alarm sounds when passing through the exit. The sensor-holder ring is inserted through the top of the bottle and one end of the ring fits into a slot in the bottle, so it is placed in the neck of the bottle and it is impossible to remove it from the bottle manually or with some simple tool like a screwdriver. In order to be extracted, it would have to be cut by a knife or saw, which makes the sensor-holder ring have a high degree of inviolability. Once the sensor holder ring is placed in the bottle, it remains in place until the end of the bottle's useful life, unless, as previously mentioned, it is cut once it has left the store or warehouse.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sensor holder ring (1) showing the inner edge (10), the rectangular space (12) where a bar code sensor is placed and the circular parts (14) and (16) ).

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rear part (12) of the sensor holder ring (1).

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the sensor-holder ring (1) and illustrates the order in which the bar code sensor (20) is placed in the bottom of the sensor holder ring and the plastic insert (30) is subsequently placed to protect the sensor.

Figure 4 is an aerial view of the sensor-holder ring (1) placed in a bottle (40) of brandy, indicating how the inner edge (10) exerts pressure against the neck of the bottle (42).

Figure 5 illustrates a bottle of brandy (40) with the sensor-holder ring (1) placed on the neck of the bottle (42) with the inner edge engaged in the slit (46) of the bottle where the plastic ends (44). ) covering the neck of the bottle (42).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The sensor holder ring (1) for bottles allows to protect a bottle (40) of any type and particularly a bottle of alcoholic beverage for example, a bottle of brandy, of being extracted from a supermarket without paying it or of a warehouse without its authorization previous. The sensor holder ring (1) is made in one piece, made of polypropylene preferably without discarding that can be made of other materials such as wood, metal and recyclable materials. The sensor-holder ring (1) comprises a lower circular part (14) and a circular upper part (16) aligned with each other, said circular parts form the space through which the neck of the bottle passes, one of the circular parts has a inner edge (10) indistinctly if it is higher or lower since the inner edge (10) can be placed at the beginning or end of the plastic (44) covering the neck (42) of the bottle (40) depending on the bottle. The sensor-holder ring is inserted through the upper part of the bottle (40) and the inner edge (10) contracts when the sensor-holder ring (1) is being introduced into the neck (42) of the bottle (40) and touches the plastic (44) that covers the neck (42) of the bottle, expands by returning to its original shape upon reaching the slit (46) of the bottle (40), fitting with it and making it impossible to extract manually or with some simple tool like a screwdriver. In the inner part of the sensor holder ring (1), there is a rectangular space (12) for placing a sensor with bar code (20) protected by a plastic insert (30) of semicircular shape and with a flat end so that in case the bottle (40) is removed from the supermarket without paying or from the storage place without prior authorization, the sensor (20) is activated and an alarm sounds when passing through the outlet. The function of the sensor holder ring (1) for bottles is to protect the bar code sensor (20) from being removed from the bottle (40). In order to be removed, the sensor-holder ring (1) should be cut by a knife or saw, which makes the sensor-holder ring highly inviolable.

Once the sensor-holder ring (1) is placed on the bottle (40), it remains in place until the end of the bottle's life (40), unless, as previously mentioned, it is cut once the bottle has been exited. (40) from the store or supermarket.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the sensor-holder ring (1) showing the internal edge (10) that fits into the slot of a bottle, the rectangular space (12) where the barcode sensor is placed and the circular parts (14) and (16).

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the back (12) of the sensor-holder ring, the rectangular part is where the sensor is protected.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the sensor-holder ring (1) and illustrates the order in which the bar code sensor (20) is placed in the bottom of the sensor-holder ring (1) and the insert is subsequently placed plastic (30) to protect the bar code sensor (20), when placed in a bottle, the sensor holder ring (1) with the plastic insert (30) placed, exerts a natural pressure that prevents the sensor-holder ring (1) is removed manually from the bottle.

Figure 4 illustrates an aerial view of a brandy bottle (40) with the sensor holder ring (1) placed in the neck of the bottle (40).

Figure 5 illustrates a bottle of brandy (40) with the sensor-holder ring (1) placed on the neck of the bottle (40) fitting the inner edge (10) of one of the circular parts of the ring in the slit of the bottle (46), it is seen that the slit (46) is located immediately below the plastic (44) that covers a part of the neck of the brandy bottle (40).

Claims (4)

1. - A sensor ring (1) for bottles that allows to protect a bottle (40) from being removed from a supermarket without paying for it or from a warehouse without prior authorization, the ring (1) is manufactured in one piece and comprises: a lower circular part (14) and an upper circular part (16) indistinctly since the inner edge (10) can be placed at the beginning or end of the plastic (44) covering the neck (42) of the bottle depending on the bottle.; an inner edge (10) located in one of the circular parts of the ring, whose diameter is lower than that of the ring and that when the sensor-holder ring (1) is introduced through the upper part of the bottle, said internal edge (10) it contracts when the sensor-holder ring is being introduced into the neck (42) of the bottle and touches the plastic (44) that covers the neck (42) of the bottle, expands by returning to its original shape upon reaching the slit ( 46) of the bottle, fitting with it and making it impossible to be removed; a rectangular space (12) at the end of the ring where a bar code sensor (20) is placed; a plastic insert (30) of semicircular shape and with a flat end covering the bar code sensor (20);

2. - The sensor holder ring (1) for bottles according to claim 1, wherein the plastic insert (30) covers, protects and secures the bar code sensor (20), preventing it from being removed from the bottle (40) when exerting pressure against the neck of the bottle (42) once the sensor holder ring is placed in the bottle (40).

3. The sensor holder ring (1) for bottles according to claim 1, wherein the sensor holder ring (1) is made of a material preferably of polypropylene or wood, metal or recyclable material.

4. The sensor holder ring (1) for bottles according to claim 1, wherein the sensor holder ring (1) is suitable for being placed in a bottle (40) of alcoholic beverage.