Patent ID: 7129841

Claim:
An adjustable anti-theft tag for attachment to an article, comprising: a line constructed and arranged to secure the tag to the article, the line having an outer surface and a first end and a second, engagement end; a housing including a base, a cover, at least one opening sized to receive the second, engagement end of the line, the housing being sized to support an electronic article surveillance sensor; at least one crimping member supported within the housing in alignment with the at least one opening, the at least one crimping member including a crimping element constructed and arranged to press into the outer surface of the line in order to crimp the line upon insertion of the line within the housing and into engagement with the crimping element, the line being free of a cooperating engagement; and wherein the at least one crimping member is supported within the housing such that it is substantially stationary with respect to a longitudinal direction of the housing, and wherein upon insertion of the second end into the housing and through the at least one crimping member, the crimping member secures the second end to form a loop, the loop being adjustable by moving the second end in a downward direction further into the housing to decrease the size of the loop, and wherein once engaged with the at least one crimping member the second end is unable to move upward, such that the size of the loop is only able to be decreased.