Patent ID: 6449991
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A theft deterrent device, comprising:a body portion; an attachment portion, said attachment portion comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw, said upper jaw being spaced from said lower jaw so as to define a mouth into which a portion of an article can be inserted; a pin movably mounted in said upper jaw at least between a retracted position in which said pin does not substantially extend into said mouth, and an extended position in which said pin extends through said mouth and into said lower jaw; releasable locking structure for locking said pin in said extended position; said pin comprising a point at one end thereof, the end opposite said point being secured to a head, the head being movably mounted in a chamber in said upper jaw, whereby moving said head in said chamber moves said pin to the extended position; a foot movably mounted in an aperture in said base of said chamber, said foot having a channel for receiving said pin; biasing structure provided in said chamber and acting between said head and a base of said chamber for returning said head and said pin to the retracted position; biasing structure mounted between said head and said foot so as to bias said foot into engagement with said article when said head is moved to said extended position, and; biasing structure mounted between said foot and said base of said chamber so as to retract said foot into said chamber.