Patent ID: 8500032

Claim:
A merchandise protection device comprising: a first portion; a second portion; an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag contained in one of the first portion and the second portion; wherein the first portion and second portion are configured to be connected together to form a head at a first end of the merchandise protection device and a base portion at a second end of the merchandise protection device, wherein an opening is formed between the head and the base; and wherein the head is adapted to be placed in a first recess of a merchandise item to be protected and the base is adapted to be placed in a second recess of the merchandise item to be protected, and wherein the opening is adapted to receive a portion of the merchandise item between the first recess and second recess; wherein the head further comprises: a first head portion on the first portion with a first head projection extending outward from the first head portion and; a second head portion on the second portion with a second head projection extending outward from the second head portion, wherein the second head projection slidably fits within the first head projection.