US 11,972,668 B2
Merchandise display security systems and methods
Ethan Evan Wood, Charlotte, NC (US); and Wesley J. Blanchard, Fort Mill, SC (US)
Assigned to InVue Security Products Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by InVue Security Products Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,802.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/194,301, filed on May 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0383714 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/14 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00634 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A security system for a fixture comprising:
at least one lock configured to protect one or more items from theft from the fixture,
wherein the lock comprises a drive shaft configured to be moved between a latched position and an unlatched position, the fixture configured to be accessed in the unlatched position,
wherein the lock is configured to be moved between a locked state and an unlocked state for allowing the drive shaft to be moved between the latched position and the unlatched position when in the unlocked state,
wherein the lock comprises a cam sleeve having an internal cam surface configured to transition the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state in response to movement of the cam sleeve.