Patent ID: 9637951
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: E05B,G02C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A security tag, comprising: a housing base having a latch disposed therein that is resiliently biased in a first direction by a latch spring; a rotational clip rotatively coupled to the housing base, where the latch engages the rotational clip when the rotational clip is rotated towards the housing base; and a cap movably coupled to the housing base so as to be resiliently biased at all times in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and away from the housing base by a cap spring disposed in the housing base, the cap at least partially protruding out and away from the housing base when in an unengaged position; wherein the cap spring is further compressed when the security tag is affixed to an article at least partially disposed between the cap and the rotational clip; and wherein the cap and the rotational clip apply a compressive force directly to the article when the security tag is in use.