Patent ID: 8453937

Claim:
A security hang tag, comprising: a body sized to receive an electronic surveillance marker, said body including a head-receiving compartment, said compartment defining a circumferentially-extending flange; a head including a first end and a second end, wherein a circumferentially-extending lip defines said first end, said lip being sized to engage said flange thereby capturing said lip within said compartment such that said head is rotatably secured to said body, at least a portion of the second end of said head extending beyond said flange and outside of said compartment, said head having a first strap-receiving channel including a first ramped surface disposed between a first pair of guide channels, wherein the first ramped surface extends from a top surface of said second end and terminates at a first locking shoulder and a second strap-receiving channel including a second ramped surface disposed between a second pair of guide channels, wherein the second ramped surface extends from the top surface of said second end and terminates at a second locking shoulder, and wherein said first ramped surface and said second ramped surface extend into said first and said second strap-receiving channels and away from each other; and a strap having first and second ends and being configured to engage an item to be protected, said strap including a first cavity at said first end and a second cavity at said second end, said first end configured for insertion within said first strap-receiving channel until said first cavity engages said first locking shoulder to lock the first end of the strap in the head and prevent further insertion or withdrawal and said second end configured for insertion within said second strap-receiving channel until said second cavity engages said second locking shoulder to lock the second end of the strap in the head and prevent further insertion and retraction.