Patent ID: 8800330

Claim:
A security device for placement about a merchandise item comprising: a housing; a first cable; a second cable; a spool within the housing which is rotatable about a vertical axis in a cable-tightening direction to wind the first cable and the second cable on the spool and is rotatable in an opposite cable-loosening direction to unwind the first cable and the second cable from the spool; a locking mechanism for locking the spool so that the spool is not rotatable about the vertical axis in the cable loosening direction, the locking mechanism comprising an engaging member disposed within the housing, the engaging member being rotatable with the spool relative to the housing about the vertical axis and movable upwardly and downwardly relative to the spool between a locked position which prevents rotation of the spool in the cable-loosening direction and an unlocked position which allows rotation of the spool in the cable-loosening direction; and a cable crossover device configured to be placed on a side of a merchandise item opposite the housing, wherein the cable crossover device further comprises: a crossover body with the first cable slidably attached to the crossover body; and a latch configured to he locked to the crossover body, wherein the second cable is slidably attached to the latch, and wherein the latch is configured to be partially released from the crossover body when unlocked.