Patent ID: 7028836
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An anti-theft device for use with a rental commodity to be rented from a shop, comprising: a receiving case for receiving the rental commodity therein; a display case for holding said receiving case therein to allow for display of said receiving case; a lock apparatus for locking said display case in a closed condition to prevent removal of said receiving case from said display case, said lock apparatus including a fixed locking portion constituted by fixed parts of said display case, and a locking part removably inserted to said fixed locking portion in such a manner that said locking part is removable from said fixed locking portion by use of a locking part removal tool to be provided at the shop so that said locking part can be removed from said fixed locking portion at the shop; wherein said receiving case includes a first box body, and a first lid body pivotally connected to said first box body via a first hinge for movement between open and closed conditions; wherein said display case includes a second box body, and a second lid body pivotally connected to said second box body via a second hinge for movement between open and closed conditions; wherein said receiving case and said display case are constructed such that said receiving case is removably received in said display case and, when said receiving case is received in said display case, said second lid body is movable between said open and closed conditions thereof independently of movement of said first lid body between said open and closed conditions thereof, such that said first lid body can be moved from said closed condition to said open condition thereof either subsequent to movement of said second lid body from said closed condition to said open condition thereof, or simultaneously therewith; wherein said display case includes at least one movement-preventing projection that, when said receiving case is received in said display case, inhibits said receiving case from falling out of said display case; and wherein, when said receiving case is received in said display case, said at least one movement-preventing projection bears against said first box body but not against said first lid body, such that said first lid body can be moved between said open and closed conditions while said box body is held by said at least one movement-preventing projection.