公开(公告)号：EP0862677B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-12

申请号：EP96913302.4

申请日：1996-05-06

申请人： ALPHA ENTERPRISES, INC.

发明人： YEAGER, Lawrence, R. ,  WEISBURN, James, T. ,  GALLAGHER, Christopher, G. ,  MARSILIO, Ronald, M. ,  ALFORD, William G.

IPC分类号： E05B65/00 ,  E05B67/00 ,  E05B73/00 ,  E05B65/52

CPC分类号： A45C13/20 ,  A47F3/002 ,  E05B35/008 ,  E05B73/0017 ,  E05B73/0029 ,  Y10T24/1404 ,  Y10T70/483 ,  Y10T70/50

摘要： A security device (1) which includes a locking member (3), a ratchet member (4), and a plurality of cables (5). The cables extend through both a fastener (7) and a base (8) of the locking member and are wrapped around all six sides of a book or box-like structure (2). The fastener is releasably snap-fitted into the base and secured therein by a pair of metal tines (35). The ratchet member includes a housing (50) containing a gear (56) and bearing member (54) which are latched together in a spaced relationship to form a reel (100) and a pawl (52). A bottom plate (58) encloses the contents of the housing. The gear includes a multi-sided key hole (95), a plurality of openings (90) to secure enlarged ends of the cables therein, and a plurality of teeth (80). The gear and bearing member each include an annular nub (75) which sits in and rotates around a corresponding bearing surface of the bottom plate and housing, respectively. The pawl has a catch (110) and a resilient spring (108) and communicates with the gear to allow the ratchet member to be turned only in one direction. Two specialized tools (115, 120) are required to tighten the device around the box-like structure and to remove the security device from the same.