US 12,406,556 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 Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,884.
Application 18/638,884 is a continuation of application No. 17/825,802, filed on May 26, 2022, granted, now 11,972,668.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/194,301, filed on May 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0296723 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
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)] 24 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 drive shaft comprising an engagement member configured to be in engagement with the fixture in the latched position and to be disengaged from the fixture in the unlatched position,
wherein the lock is configured to be moved between a locked state and an unlocked state,
the engagement member being in engagement with the fixture, and the drive shaft being unable to be moved to the unlatched position, when in the locked state,
wherein the drive shaft is configured to be rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position to thereby move the engagement member out of engagement with the fixture when in the unlocked state for accessing the fixture,
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 receiving a wireless authorization signal.