Patent ID: 8730046

Claim:
An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) integrated faucet tag assembly for attachment to a threaded pipe on a faucet, the tag assembly comprising: a housing comprising a base plate, an internal wall and an outer perimetrical side wall, wherein the base plate has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter, and wherein the outer perimetrical side wall extends from the perimeter of the bottom side to define an enclosed area with an open side; a first section and a second section of the bottom side of the base plate separated by the internal wall, wherein the first section has an opening in the base plate defined by an inner perimetrical side wall extending from the bottom side to a perimetrical edge, and wherein the second section has a compartment bounded by the internal wall and the outer perimetrical side wall; one or more members extending into the opening from the inner perimetrical side wall; a cover, wherein the cover has a closed position that encloses the compartment and an open position that allows access to the compartment; and an electronic article surveillance tag located in the compartment, wherein the threaded pipe is inserted in the opening from the bottom side and the one or more members engage the threads to secure the tag assembly to the faucet.