Patent ID: 7347068

Claim:
An anti-theft tag, further comprising: a detacher arm chamber; a detacher arm entry area providing an access path from the external surface of the anti-theft tag to the detacher arm chamber; a clip, located in the detacher arm chamber, and sized to securely grasp a securing member pin; a locking arm, the locking arm located within the detacher arm chamber and extending at least partially out of the detacher arm chamber and into the detacher arm entry path such that it obstructs entry to the detacher arm chamber, the locking arm further having a locked position, when a detacher arm is not engaging a door button, in which the locking arm prevents the clip from releasing the securing member pin, and an unlocked position, when a detacher arm is is engaging the door button, in which the locking arm does not prevent the clip from releasing the securing member pin a spring to hold the locking arm in the locked position when a detacher arm is not inserted into the anti-theft tag; the door button having an open position in which the detacher arm engages the door button and pushes it into the detacher arm chamber, and a closed position which blocks entry to the detacher arm chamber, the door button held in the closed position by a spring when the detacher arm is not present, and moved to the open position under pressure from the detacher arm when the detacher arm engages the door button: whereby the door button separates the detacher arm entry area from the detacher arm chamber until it is opened by the detacher arm.