Patent ID: 8341985

Claim:
A security device for securing an item comprising a ring shape, the security device comprising: a housing; a sliding member at least partially disposed within the housing and configured to move between a capture position and an open position; a capture member defining an anchor end and a receiving end, wherein the anchor end is affixed to the sliding member and the receiving end is configured to receive the item when the sliding member is in the open position and to be received within the housing to secure the item to the security device when the sliding member is in the capture position; and a locking assembly disposed within the housing configured to engage the sliding member to limit the movement of the sliding member, wherein the locking assembly is configurable between a locked state, in which the locking assembly engages the sliding member to retain the sliding member in the capture position, and an unlocked state, in which the locking assembly is disengaged from the sliding member to facilitate movement of the sliding member to the open position, wherein the locking assembly comprises a retention member and a biasing element, wherein the retention member defines an engagement portion configured to engage the sliding member and a shaft portion configured to be received by the biasing element, wherein the biasing element is configured to bias the retention member toward engagement with the sliding member to maintain the sliding member in the capture position, and wherein the engagement portion of the retention member comprises a main portion and end portions, wherein each end portion extends substantially perpendicularly from the main portion in a direction away from the shaft portion.