Patent ID: 8416082

Claim:
An anti-theft tag, comprising: a housing comprised of a first piece and a second piece movably coupled with one another, forming an enclosure; a marker accommodated within the housing; and wherein: the first piece and the second piece enclose to define a hole for encompassing and securing an article therein the hole; the respective first and the second pieces are pivotally coupled by a hinge mechanism that allows rotation of the respective pieces along a first reciprocating path; the first piece includes a first opening defined through a first section at a third distal end; the first piece further includes a second section at the first distal end that includes a second opening that accommodates a detector mechanism; the second piece includes an actuator mechanism at a third section proximal the second distal end that actuates the detector mechanism; the second piece further includes a free leading end at a fourth section at a fourth distal end that is inserted within and received by the first opening; with the detector mechanism of the first piece and the actuator mechanism of the second piece aligned proximal the hinge mechanism at the respective first distal end of the first piece and the second distal end of the second piece; when the first piece and the second piece move along the first reciprocating path and close, the actuator mechanism actuates the detector mechanism; and the detector mechanism accommodated in the second opening of the second section of the first piece is a second arming mechanism that has a second arming actuator extending out of the second opening, and the actuator mechanism at the third section of the second piece, proximal the second distal end, when closed, actuates the second arming actuator extended out of the second opening to arm an alarm.