Patent ID: 9715803
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: E05B,G08B

Claim:
1. A tag assembly for securing a tag to merchandise, the tag assembly comprising: a tag comprising a body having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, a longitudinal axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a raised elongated rib on the top surface extending along the longitudinal axis continuously between an upper flange on the first end and a lower flange on the second end, the first end including a latch receiver and the second end including a living hinge coupled to a tag cover, the tag cover including a latch on an end opposite the living hinge, the cover further including an inner surface upon which a security device is mounted, wherein the longitudinal axis is parallel to and equidistant from the first and second sides; and a shrink tube made from a material which shrinks when subjected to heat, the shrink tube being fitted over the body and adapted to receive a projection extending from the merchandise such that upon subjecting said shrink tube to heat, the tube shrinks to secure the body to the merchandise projection, and further wherein the cover is moved from a first open position to a second closed position such that the latch is coupled to the latch receiver.