Patent ID: 11913257
Assignee: CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 18:
19. A product security device comprising:
a first jaw;
a second jaw, wherein the first jaw and the second jaw are operably coupled together to slide between an open position and a closed position;
a locking mechanism operably coupled to the first jaw and the second jaw, wherein, in a locked state, the lock is configured to permit movement of the first jaw towards the second jaw but prevent movement of the first jaw away from the second jaw;
a signal emitting component;
a product engagement pin affixed to the first jaw, the product engagement pin being configured to be received at least partially into the second jaw to fasten the product security device to a product when the first jaw and the second jaw are in the closed position;

a shroud having a shroud orifice, the shroud surrounding the product engagement pin and being operably coupled to the first jaw such that the shroud is movable relative to the product engagement pin, wherein the product engagement pin is configured to pass through the shroud orifice and engage the product as the first jaw and second jaw transition from the open position to the closed position and the shroud retracts into the first jaw; and
a shroud orifice on the shroud, wherein the product engagement pin is configured to pass through the shroud orifice as the first jaw and second jaw transition from the open position to the closed position; and
a shroud spring operably coupled to the first jaw and configured to urge the shroud towards the second jaw;
wherein a front surface of the shroud engages the product and is stationary relative to the product as the product engagement pin pierces through the product.