Patent ID: 8125342
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: E05B,G08B

Abstract:
1. An electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag comprising: a body; a rotary clamp coupled to the body to clamp a pin of a removable tack to detachably engage the EAS tag to an object; and an arcuate channel disposed in the body, one end of said arcuate channel opening at a side surface of the body, an opposite end of said arcuate channel disposed adjacent to the rotary clamp, the arcuate channel to include a keyway formed in a portion of the arcuate channel, wherein the keyway comprises an “L” shaped keyway to allow the insertion of a hook into the arcuate channel to operate the rotary clamp, the “L” shaped keyway further to substantially prevent the insertion of a fish tape into the arcuate channel to operate the rotary clamp; wherein the arcuate channel has a length as measured between the ends of the arcuate channel, the “L” shaped keyway further including a vertical leg and a horizontal leg'the horizontal leg and the vertical leg of the “L” shaped keyway to be located at different distances along the length of the arcuate channel.