Patent ID: 7498944

Claim:
A security device for attaching to an article to be protected from theft, said device comprising: a rigid housing; a compartment formed in the housing; an entry port in communication with the compartment; a strap connected to and extending outwardly from the housing to a terminal end insertable through the entry port into the compartment so that the strap and housing together form a closed loop around an article-receiving space adapted to receive a portion of the article; a locking mechanism in the compartment having an unlocked position and a locked position for locking the strap when inserted into the compartment; a locking pawl on the locking mechanism pivotally movable between a first position in the unlocked position and a second position in the locked position; and a spring finger in the compartment which has first and second opposed ends, is mounted at its first end on the housing in a cantilever fashion and engages the locking pawl to bias the locking pawl toward the second position.