CPC E05B 73/0017 (2013.01) [E05B 47/0001 (2013.01); E05B 47/0002 (2013.01); E05B 47/0009 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); G08B 13/2434 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An electronic security tag attachable to an item, comprising:
a tag body member;
a connecting member having a pin portion releasably engageable with the tag body member, the pin portion extending along a first axis;
a locking member to lock the connecting member to the tag body member, wherein the locking member includes a clutch mechanism movable parallel to the first axis between a first position in contact with the pin portion and corresponding to a locked state and a second position corresponding to an unlocked state, wherein the clutch mechanism includes a plunger member comprising a plurality of first protrusions; and
a rotational drive member comprising a plurality of second protrusions configured to interoperate with the plurality of first protrusions, wherein the rotational drive member is rotatable about a rotation axis that is parallel to the first axis and in a plane perpendicular to the first axis to move the plunger member in a direction parallel to the first axis.
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