Patent ID: 8228192
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A security device for attachment to an article to deter theft of the article, comprising a housing containing an alarm system including an audible alarm and a defeat prevention mechanism having a connector assembly that attaches to both an article holding member and the housing, the connector assembly including a mechanical fuse that maintains the attachment to the article holding member and the housing while causing the alarm system to initiate an alarm when the article holding member is forced away from said housing to provide defeat prevention of the security device; said mechanical fuse including a ferrule holder having a first part spatially separate from a second part, said article holding member including a cable attached to a ferrule releasably held in the first part of the ferrule holder, said ferrule forcibly movable to the second part of the ferrule holder, said ferrule holder maintaining attachment to said cable, wherein when said security device is locked, a movement of said ferrule to the second part causes the alarm system to initiate the alarm while maintaining the lock of the security device.