Patent ID: 9472073
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: E05B,G08B

Claim Text:
1. An anti-theft tag for a bottle having a neck and an annular feature about the neck proximal to the end of the bottle, said anti-theft tag comprising: a first component hingably connected to a second component, said first and second components rotatable between open and closed positions and, when in said closed position, defining a passageway for enclosing the neck of a bottle to be protected; said first component comprising a first latching component, a housing defining an internal compartment with a first aperture in said passageway passing from said internal compartment to external of said housing, and a lever pivotally mounted in said compartment and extending through said first aperture into said passageway; electronics located within said internal compartment, said electronics comprising a first switch operatively associated with said lever, said first switch having two states, an open state and a closed state; said second component comprising a second latching component; said neck of said bottle contacting said lever and moving said lever sufficiently to change the state of said first switch when said first component and said second component are rotated to said closed position about said neck of said bottle, said first and second latching components combining to maintain said first and second components in said closed position when said latching components are engaged.