| CPC E05B 73/0052 (2013.01) | 16 Claims |
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1. A magnetic detacher system for selective removal of a security tag from an article in response to an unlock signal, comprising:
a detacher device, including:
a housing having at least one wall that defines a nest configured to receive the security tag;
a gate assembly including a gate member and an actuator, wherein the actuator is configured to move the gate member between a closed position and an open position, wherein the gate member in the closed position blocks the nest preventing unlocking of the security tag, and wherein the gate member in the open position allows access to the nest and unlocking of the security tag;
a magnet positioned on an opposite side of the housing below the nest, wherein the magnet has a magnetic flux in an area of the nest sufficient to unlock a magnetic lock of the security tag when a portion of the security tag is placed adjacent to or within the nest; and
a processor in communication with the actuator and with a transaction system, wherein the processor is configured to control the actuator to move the gate member from the closed position to the open position based on receipt of the unlock signal from the transaction system.
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