Patent ID: 7446659

Claim:
A theft deterrent device comprising: a base adapted to mount on a support structure; an audible alarm; a first connector movable between attached and removed positions; wherein the first connector is adapted to attach to a first piece of an item of merchandise in the attached position and be removed therefrom in the removed position; a second connector movable between attached and removed positions; wherein the second connector is adapted to attach to a second piece of the item of merchandise in its attached position and be removed therefrom in its removed position; at least one lanyard for connecting the base to each of the first and second connectors; wherein the at least one lanyard includes a first lanyard extending between and connected to the base and the first connector; and a second lanyard extending between and connected to the first connector and the second connector; at least one removal sensor for sensing movement of at least one of the first and second connectors from its respective attached position to its respective removed position; wherein the alarm is activated when one of the connectors moves from its respective attached position to its respective removed position.