Patent ID: 7227467

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 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 internally 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 crimp the line upon insertion of the line within the housing and into engagement with the crimping element; and wherein upon crimping the line a loop is formed externally of the housing, the size of the loop being maintained at a maximum dimension by the crimping element which prohibits the portion of the line crimped by the crimping element from being removed from the housing.