US 12,357,112 B2
Theft deterrent system
Silas Welsh, Plainfield, IL (US); Jennifer Pedersen, Chicago, IL (US); Ryan G'Fellers, Montgomery, IL (US); Christopher Marszalek, Plainfield, IL (US); and Andy Reynolds, Aurora, IL (US)
Assigned to SENNCO SOLUTIONS INC., Plainfield, IL (US)
Filed by SENNCO SOLUTIONS, INC., Plainfield, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,335.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/301,890, filed on Jan. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233000 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A47F 3/00 (2006.01); A47F 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 3/002 (2013.01) [A47F 1/126 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A theft deterrent system for mounting on a retail shelf, the theft deterrent system comprising:
a receiver configured to attach to the retail shelf;
a plurality of gates positioned along the receiver, each gate of the plurality of gates arranged to swing open from the receiver between an open position exposing the retail shelf and a closed position obstructing the retail shelf; and
a plurality of blockers arranged in a slidable manner along the receiver, each blocker of the plurality of blockers configured to provide audible feedback as the blocker slides relative to the receiver, and each blocker configured to prevent a respective underlying gate of the plurality of gates to swing open from the receiver.
 
10. A theft deterrent system for mounting on a retail shelf, the theft deterrent system comprising:
a receiver configured to attach to the retail shelf;
a plurality of gates positioned along the receiver, each gate of the plurality of gates arranged to swing open from the receiver between an open position exposing the retail shelf and a closed position obstructing the retail shelf; and
a plurality of blockers arranged in a slidable manner along the receiver and relative to the plurality of gates, wherein a number of the blockers is less than a number of the gates, and each blocker is configured to prevent at least one respective underlying gate of the plurality of gates to swing open from the receiver.