Patent ID: 7817041

Claim:
A security tag assembly structured to discourage unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, said security tag assembly comprising: an attachment member and a base collectively disposable in an operative position relative to the merchandise, a connector member secured to said base and structured to interconnect said attachment member and said base in said operative position, a locking assembly disposed within said attachment member and positionable into and out of a movement restricting engagement with said connector member, said locking assembly including a positioning member and a locking member, said locking member formed of a one piece construction and including an aperture having an uninterrupted peripheral boundary, said movement restricting engagement at least partially defined by said locking member and said peripheral boundary disposed at an angular orientation relative to said connector member concurrent to said peripheral boundary disposed into engaging relation with said connector member, a supporting platform disposed within said attachment member and at least partially including an angular configuration substantially equal to said angular orientation of said locking member, and said positioning member and said supporting platform disposed in engagement with opposite sides of said locking member and cooperatively structured therewith to maintain said locking member in said angular orientation at least while said locking member is disposed in said movement restricting engagement with said connector member.