Patent ID: 8305219

Claim:
An electronic article surveillance apparatus comprising: a base portion, said base portion having a top surface, and a bottom surface, said base portion having at least one hinging hook and at least one latch receiver extending upwardly from said top surface; at least one section of tape, said section of tape having a top surface and a bottom surface and a first end and a second end and being sufficiently long to pass around an object to be monitored with both said first end and said second end being positioned on said base portion, and said at least one section of tape having at least one conductive element, said at least one conductive element running the length of said at least one section of tape, and; a housing portion housing electronic components and at least one releasable latch, said housing portion having a bottom surface, a top surface and at least one side connecting said bottom surface and said top surface; said bottom surface of said housing portion having a latch pocket for each said latch receiver on said base portion and at least one set of two electrical contacts, each said latch pocket extending into the interior of said housing and being sized and located to receive a said latch receiver, and each said electrical contact having electrical continuity with the interior of said housing portion and positioned to make contact with said at least one conductive element of said segment of tape, and said electronic components in said housing portion completing electrical continuity within each set of electrical contacts; said at least one side having a receptacle for each said hinging hook in said base portion, said at least one releasable latch being positioned to releasably engage said at least one latch receiver when said at least one latch receiver is inserted into a latch pocket.