MXPA05007581A - Safety device for containers storing recording means, having an improved closing member. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention refers to a safety device for displaying a merchandise article, the upper and lower end portions thereof defining the article length, the lateral portions the width, and the front and rear surfaces the thickness thereof. The inventive device includes a frame defining a storage compartment which is adapted to receive the merchandise article, said frame having opposing walls, front and rear surfaces, and an aperture adapted to allow the merchandise article to be introduced into the storage compartment. The safety device also comprises an aperture including two blocking means, which is adjacently coupled to each opposing wall of the frame, and a closing member connected to the wall adjacent the aperture, said closing member comprising an upper and a lower portion where the upper portion is integrally coupled to the lower portion so that a substantially T-shaped single piece is formed. The upper portion of the closing member includes two closing end portions where th e lower portion is integrally coupled to the lower portion of the adjacent frame front surface. The closing member is displaced to the closed position inside the aperture, thereby being blocked and preventing from opening.

Description

SECURITY DEVICE FOR MEDIA CONTAINERS OF ENGRAVING WITH IMPROVED CLOSURE MEMBER The present invention relates generally to security storage containers and, more specifically, to a security device used to hold and display storage containers for etching media. More specifically, the present invention relates to a security device with an improved closure member that allows a storage container of etching means, such as a DVD or CD box, to be inserted inside the security device and then saved. until the security device is cut or destroyed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are various items of engraving media that are displayed for sale in storage containers. Generally, consumers require access to such items of print media, such as DVDs or CDs, to review the packaging information while deciding whether to purchase the item or not. In the same way, the stores wish to provide their customers with access to said articles of engraving media at the same time that they can prevent their theft. As a result, stores place an electronic item security label in or attached to each item of engraving medium that is then placed inside of a security device. At present, there are various types of security devices known in the state of the art that are re-usable and that can be opened by means of special keys used by the vendor as well as being used only once. After the purchase in which the security devices mentioned above are used, the seller destroys the security container when removing the item from the engraving medium or sells the security device to the consumer with the article of engraving means after deactivating the electronic article security tag. As regards security devices that are only used once, the security containers known in the state of the art enable the article of etching medium to be easily loaded in the container as well as easily enclosed with automated equipment. However, the security containers known in the state of the art have certain drawbacks, particularly with regard to the removal of the item from the engraved medium once the purchase of the engraving article has been made, either when the seller destroys the security container when it withdraws the article of etching medium or when the security device is sold to the consumer with the article of etching medium after deactivating the electronic article security label. In addition, the closing members of said security devices do not seem to provide total security in regard to their opening after they are closed with the item of engraving medium, be it a DVD or CD, as they do not guarantee that the security container be effectively open unless cut or destroyed or container as well as being very complicated and high cost. For example, the American patent of no. 6,814,225 B2 contemplates a security device for engraving media storage containers that includes various types of closure members that, however, do not guarantee total security as regards the opening of the security device after they are closed with the article of engraving medium. In addition, said security device presents certain drawbacks in the removal of the article of etched media once the seller destroys the security container when removing the article of etching medium or when the security device is sold to the consumer with the article of medium of engraving after deactivating the electronic article security tag. In order to eliminate these and other drawbacks, the development of a novel safety device for containers of etching means was intended, which is intended to be protected by means of the present application, which consists of an improved closure member if compared to the previous art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The characteristic details of this novel security handle are clearly shown in the following description and in the accompanying drawings. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a security device with an improved closure member that allows a merchandise storage container, particularly, etching means, such as a DVD or CD box, to be inserted inside the security device and then it is stored with total anti-theft security in relation to the opening of the security device after it is closed with the article of engraving medium. It is a second object of. The present invention provides a security device with an improved closure member that allows a merchandise storage container, particularly etching means such as a CD or DVD box, to be inserted inside the security device and then stored until the safety device is cut or destroyed, and removed from the safety device more easily since it does not take much force to remove the item of etching medium from the safety device being cut or destroyed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Following are the details with the illustrations to help examiners understand more closely and more fully explain this invention: Figure 1 shows a top perspective view of the improved closure member of the security device of the present invention. Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the opening of the security device of the present invention. Figure 3 shows a perspective side view of the improved closure member of the security device of the present invention at the moment of being inserted into the opening in order to prevent the closure member from returning to the open position. Figure 4 shows an elevation view of the safety device with a handle that is integrally coupled to the frame of the safety device and in the open position. Figure 5 shows a flat bottom view of the security device of the present invention with a handle that is integrally coupled to the frame of the security device and in the open position. Figure 6 shows a flat top view of the security device of the present invention with a handle that is integrally coupled to the frame of the security device and in the open position.

Figure 7 shows an elevation view of the safety device of the present invention in the closed position. Figure 8 shows a flat bottom view of the safety device of the present invention in the closed position. Figure 9 shows a flat top view of the safety device of the present invention in the closed position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to a first aspect of the invention and as can be seen in Figures 1 to 9, a safety device 1 with a closure member 10 is described and claimed that allows a storage container for goods, particularly, means of recorded as a compact disc (CD) or DVD case, to be inserted inside the security device and then stored with total anti-theft security after it is closed with the merchandise item. The merchandise article has upper and lower edges defining a length, lateral edges defining a width, and front and rear surfaces defining a thickness. The security device 1 includes a frame defining a storage compartment being that the storage compartment is adapted to receive the article of merchandise. The frame includes opposite walls 2, 3, 4 and 5, front and rear surfaces 15, 20 and an opening that is adapted to allow insertion of the commodity article into the frame storage compartment. The novelty of the safety device lies in that the safety device 1 comprises an opening 12 that includes two block means 1416 which is coupled adjacent to each of the opposite walls 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the frame, and a closure member 10 connected to the adjacent wall of the opening 12 that includes an upper portion 8 and a lower portion 6, wherein the upper portion 8 is integrally coupled to the lower portion 6 such that they form a substantially one-piece "T" shape. The upper portion 8 of the closure member 1 includes two closing ends 7 and 9. In the same way, the lower portion 6 is integrally coupled to a lower part of the front surface 15 of the frame. Also, the closure member 1 is locked within the opening 12 in the closed position to prevent the closure member 10 from returning to the open position. The security device 1 may also comprise two openings 12 in each of the opposite walls 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the frame and two closing members 10 in the walls adjacent to the openings 2, 3, 4 and 5 that lock each other in the closed position to prevent the closure members from returning to the open position. Likewise, the security device may comprise three or more openings 12 in each of the opposite walls 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the frame and three or more closing members 10 in the walls adjacent to the openings 2, 3, 4 and 5 which lock together in the closed position to prevent the closure members from returning to the open position. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the safety device 1 also comprises a handle 28 which is integrally coupled to the frame of the safety device 1 on the upper surface of the upper wall 3 of the frame of the safety device 1 to facilitate the transfer and operation of the security device 1 by a consumer who is about to make the purchase of the article of engraving medium or who is simply checking the article of engraving medium for a possible purchase. The security device 1 of the present invention is preferably made of a plastic material substantially transparent, hard, resistant and difficult to break, cut or tear. The security device 1 of the present invention can be used for any type of engraving means including tapes, CDs, DVDs, video game cartridges as well as books or other goods wrapped with similar containers. The security device 1 has a dimension that is larger than the corresponding dimension of the article of merchandise that is intended to be protected with the security device against theft in the store. Therefore, to employ, for example, the security device 1 of the present invention to provide anti-theft protection for a CD, the security device 1 has a larger dimension than the compact disk and a substantially square shape. On the other hand, to employ the security device 1 of the present invention to provide anti-theft protection of a DVD, the security device 1 has a larger dimension than that of the DVD and a substantially rectangular shape. According to a second aspect of the invention and as can be seen in Figures 1 to 9, a security device 1 is described and claimed with a closure member 10 that allows a storage container for goods, particularly, media recorded as a CD or DVD box, inserted into the device and then stored until the safety device is cut or destroyed, and removed from the safety device more easily since it does not take much force to remove the engraving medium item of the security device that has been cut or destroyed. The novel design of the security device 1 of the present invention makes it possible, once the item of engraving means is inside the frame of the security device 1 in the closed position, the article of engraving medium can not be removed from the frame of the security device 1 unless, once the purchase of the article of engraving medium, the consumer or the cashier of the store where the purchase was made cut the frame along the dotted lines on both sides of the frame. When cutting along the dotted lines, the novel design of the security device 1 with closure member 10 of the present invention also makes it possible that, in the removal of the item of engraving medium by the consumer or cashier of the store where it is stored. made the purchase, do not have to use too much force towards the frame of the security device 1 to remove the article of engraving medium. Alternatively, the consumer or the store cashier may destroy the frame of the security device 1 to remove the article of etching medium.

Claims (7)

1. CLAIMS 1 .- A security device for displaying a commodity article, the commodity article having upper and lower edges defining a length, lateral edges defining a width, and front and rear surfaces defining a thickness; the safety device that includes a frame defining a storage compartment, the storage compartment is adapted to receive the merchandise article, the frame including opposite walls, front and rear surfaces and an opening that is adapted to allow the insertion of the merchandise item inside the frame storage compartment; the safety device comprises: an opening including two block means that is coupled adjacent to each of the opposite walls of the frame, and a closure member connected to the wall adjacent to the opening that includes an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion is integrally coupled to the lower portion such that they form a substantially "T" shaped substantially one piece, wherein the upper portion includes two closure ends, wherein the lower portion is integrally coupled to a lower portion of the front surface of the adjacent frame, and wherein the closure member is locked within the opening in the closed position to prevent the closure member from returning to the open position. 2. A security device according to claim 1, wherein the security device comprises two openings in each of the opposite walls of the frame and two closing members in the walls adjacent to the openings that are locked together in the closed position to prevent the closure members from returning to the open position. 3. A security device according to claim 1, wherein the security device comprises three or more openings in each of the opposite walls of the frame and three or more closing members in the walls adjacent to the openings that are locked each other in the closed position to prevent the closure members from returning to the open position. 4. - A security device according to claim 1, wherein the security device can be used for any type of engraving media including tapes, CDs, DVDs, video game cartridges as well as books or other goods wrapped with similar containers. A security device according to claim 1, wherein the security device has a substantially square shape to provide anti-theft protection for a CD. 6. A security device according to claim 1, wherein the security device has a substantially rectangular shape for anti-theft protection for a DVD. 7. A safety device according to claim 1, wherein the safety device is made of a substantially transparent plastic material.