Patent ID: 9091100
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: E05B,G08B

Abstract:
1. An electronic article surveillance tag, comprising: a tag cap comprising a concave shell having an edge, a tack head imbedded in said concave shell, a tack shaft extending from said tack head into the concavity of said concave shell; a tag body with a hollow interior housing an EAS sensor and a releasable clutch for receiving said tack shaft, said tag body having a top surface with an aperture to allow said tack shaft access to said releasable clutch, said top surface of said tag body further comprising a male feature, said male feature offset from said aperture; and, a frangible compartment in said concave shell, said frangible compartment offset from said tack head and tack shaft and containing a staining agent, said frangible compartment defining a female feature facing away from said concave shell; wherein, when said tack shaft is inserted into said releasable clutch said male feature inserts into said female feature.