CN216211402U

CN216211402U - Commodity safety device with clamping arm

Info

Publication number: CN216211402U
Application number: CN202122395607.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 忻宏
Original assignee: Hangzhou Langhong Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Langhong Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-30
Filing date: 2021-09-30
Publication date: 2022-04-05
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses a commodity safety device with a clamping arm, which belongs to a device under the concept of strong theft prevention. If the thief disconnects the connector of the sensor from the merchandise, the cable is still in the first channel because the merchandise is still connected with the carrying member, and the thief cannot steal the merchandise unless the thief cuts the cable. In the utility model, the thief can not easily detach the commodity from the safety device and can not easily steal the commodity. According to the utility model, the cables are accommodated in the first channel of the bearing member, and the function of arranging the display table top can be achieved, so that the cables are not disordered and the table top is kept simple.

Description

Commodity safety device with clamping arm

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of commodity safety, in particular to a commodity safety device with a clamping arm.

Background

With the development of commodity experience type services, the display and experience functions of commodities are more opened to purchasers or potential purchasers, and meanwhile, the requirement for commodity theft prevention is continuously increased. On the one hand, the various requirements of the experience person are met as much as possible, all functions of the commodity and the side which is the most good and convenient are displayed to the experience person as much as possible, on the other hand, the possible stealing behaviors of the person who is in good care are prevented, and the hidden danger that the commodity is possibly stolen in the displaying and experiencing process is reduced or even eliminated as much as possible.

In the prior art, especially for notebook computers, a safety device is generally adopted to ensure the safety of commodities and prevent the commodities from being stolen. Usually, one end of the sensor is connected with the commodity, and the other end of the sensor is connected with the alarm device; when the sensor is disconnected with the commodity, the sensor sends out a safety signal, and after the warning device receives the safety signal, the warning device gives an alarm. However, a thief is likely to disconnect the charging head or the connector of the sensor from the commodity, and pick up the commodity to escape.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a commodity safety device with a clamping arm.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problem is as follows:

a merchandise security device with a clamp arm includes

Warning device, cable and clamping device;

the clamping device is configured to be capable of contacting with a supporting surface and used for supporting and displaying the commodity,

the clamping device comprises a bearing member and a clamping arm, wherein the clamping arm is configured to be capable of being operably telescopic relative to the bearing member and can be used for adjusting and locking the commodity, and the bearing member comprises a channel capable of accommodating the movement of the cable;

one end of the cable is connected with the warning device, the other end of the cable is connected with the commodity, and the cable is configured to at least partially limit the movement of the cable in the channel when the clamping device locks the commodity;

the safety device is configured such that the warning device is capable of issuing a safety signal or alarm when the cable is cut.

Further, the cable includes a sensor configured to be connectable with the item of merchandise; the sensor includes a charging head or a detection sensor for detecting a connection state of the commodity.

Further, the gripping device comprises a first locking member configured to be usable for defining a range of movement of the article in a horizontal direction relative to the gripping device.

Further, the clamp arm includes a second locking member; the second locking member is configured to be operable to define a range of vertical movement of the article relative to the gripping device.

Furthermore, clamping device includes coupling assembling, coupling assembling is between commodity and carrier member, coupling assembling is viscose or flexible plastic material, increases commodity contact frictional force.

Further, the first and second locking members are configured to be lockable and unlockable by a tool.

Furthermore, the cable adopts ordinary wire, steel wire cable material.

Further, the charging head is configured to be connectable to the article charging interface, configured to be able to provide power to an article and/or detect an article connection state.

Further, the warning device comprises a first communication interface capable of responding to the alarm release signal to release the alarm.

Further, the security device includes a power source configured to be capable of providing operating power to the security device.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

compared with the prior art, the commodity safety device disclosed by the utility model adopts the clamping arm to lock the commodity and stores the cable in the first channel of the bearing member, so that the anti-theft grade can be enhanced and the commodity safety can be effectively guaranteed. If the thief disconnects the connector of the sensor from the merchandise, the cable is still in the first channel because the merchandise is still connected with the carrying member, and the thief cannot steal the merchandise unless the thief cuts the cable. In the utility model, the thief can not easily detach the commodity from the safety device and can not easily steal the commodity. According to the utility model, the cables are accommodated in the first channel of the bearing member, and the function of arranging the display table top can be achieved, so that the cables are not disordered and the table top is kept simple.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the merchandise security device according to embodiment 1 (the upper cover is hidden to show the internal structure of the carrier member).

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the merchandise security device according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial structural view of the merchandise security device according to embodiment 1 (showing the structure of the second locking member).

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the holding device combined with the commercial product in embodiment 1.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of the holding device combined with the commercial product in embodiment 1 (showing the first passage and the cable).

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the merchandise security device according to embodiment 2 (the upper cover is hidden to show the internal structure of the carrier member).

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a second locking member and a second component of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

All directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, rear, lateral, longitudinal … …) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement, etc. in a particular posture, and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical background and application scenario of the present invention, some technical terms involved in the embodiments are first explained.

Commodity securityThe merchandise security referred to in the present invention includes some merchandise, such as electronic products, which need to be functionally displayed to a purchaser or potential purchaser, some functions of the merchandise need to be known to a user in a use situation, the merchandise generally has some man-machine interactive interfaces, a exhibited person can contact within a certain range and exemplarily or exhibitively use all or part of the functions of the merchandise, so as to know the performance of the merchandise, the merchandise is directly contacted by an experiencer, the experiencer can use within a range limited by a seller or a merchandise owner, such as a sales location, but cannot bring the merchandise to a separate experience location, and due to the ownership of the displayed merchandise, the merchandise is also attributed to the seller or the merchandise holder, therefore, an anti-theft measure for protecting the security of the merchandise is needed, these anti-theft measures are not limited to the use of the experiencer, but only limit the experiencer to take the experiencer away from the site, and even in some cases, the anti-theft measures need to consider not to obstruct the use of the experiencer as much as possible so as to enable the experiencer to obtain better use experience.

Safe/non-safe states

The state of security or non-security in the present invention refers to the state of the displayed merchandise, especially refers to the state of the relationship between the displayed merchandise and the anti-theft device when the anti-theft device is installed, generally speaking, the merchandise is in the state that we believe it will not be stolen, called the security state, we believe it is possible to be stolen, called the non-security state, whether the anti-theft measure is intact, whether the displayed merchandise is under the protection of the anti-theft measure, if it is, we consider it is the security state, if it is not, we consider it is the non-security state, that is, this security or non-security state may be relative to the anti-theft measure, for example, the anti-theft measure is to keep the displayed merchandise connected with the charging interface all the time, then the sensor detects the charging interface, whether it is connected with the merchandise all the time, if it is, the state is in a safe state, and if the connection is disconnected, the state is in a non-safe state; or if the anti-theft measure is to keep the commodity in a charging state all the time, the sensor detects whether the charging cable of the commodity keeps power transmission, if so, the charging cable is in a safe state, and if not, the charging cable is in a non-safe state; or, if the anti-theft measure is that the commodity is clamped by the clamping device, the sensor detects whether the commodity is in the clamping space or whether the commodity is in contact with or installed on the clamping device, if so, the commodity is in a safe state, and if not, the commodity is in a non-safe state; and so on.

Security signal

Security signals are also a well-known concept in the field of article surveillance, when an article is in an unsecured state, some components in an article surveillance system will send out a security signal, which may be a sensing signal or an electrical signal or a digital signal, which may be triggered by many methods/events in the prior art, for example, the event may be a physical disconnection or a circuit disconnection, the triggering method may be sensing by the sensing component, the sensing signal is transmitted to the corresponding device, the corresponding device can send out a security signal according to the most basic logic judgment (yes/no) after receiving the sensing signal, in the field of article surveillance, the general triggering method may be disconnection, disconnection charging, detachment from an installed component, or destruction in a certain set manner, may trigger the generation of a security signal, which is conventional in the art.

Cable with a flexible connection

The cable is a concept of connection and/or transmission in the present invention, in some cases, the cable may be a purely mechanical connection, connecting two objects, in some cases, power transmission (strong current) may be provided in the cable, power connection may be established for two parties connected by the cable, one party may provide power to the other party, or both parties may have power to transmit each other, in some cases, data transmission (including weak current) may be provided in the cable, power and data connection may be provided for two parties connected by the cable simultaneously, one party may provide power to the other party or transmit data signals, or both parties may have power and data signals to transmit each other, in some cases, a power transmission line in the cable may be used as an inductive loop, i.e. a determining factor for detecting whether the cable is on or off, for example, when power transmission is provided in the cable, the sensing loop can be considered to be smooth, the cable is in a normal connection state, at the moment, if the cable is connected with the commodity and the anti-theft host machine, the commodity can be considered to be in a safe state, or when signals are transmitted in the cable, the sensing loop can also be considered to be smooth, the cable is in a normal connection state, at the moment, if the cable is connected with the commodity and the anti-theft host machine, the commodity can be considered to be in a safe state, under the condition, the cable can play a sensing role and equivalently play a part of a sensor, and the cable at the moment can be used as a part of the sensor. In fact, the role of the cable in the field of theft protection is also a common technical measure in this field, the utility model does not relate to the structural and functional improvements of the cable itself, but merely provides some applications for cables used for theft protection of goods.

In the prior art of commodity theft prevention, a plurality of cables specially used for theft prevention, namely cables capable of transmitting theft prevention signals or safety signals, are generally provided with a data line specially used for transmitting signals, generally a weak current wire, besides two wires used for forming a conductive loop, and are only used for transmitting data, and the signals and the conductive loop can be independent.

Connector with a locking member

The connector can be used for connecting parts, the connector can be inserted or inserted in the connecting part, namely, a plug and a socket are included, the connector can have a charging function, for example, in the form of a charging interface, and can also be connected in a pure structure form, the connector can be connected with a cable, and can also be in a separate form, and when the connector is connected with the cable, the connector can also be used as a part of an induction loop on the sensor.

Sensor with a sensor element

The sensor is specially used for commodity theft prevention, can be an induction line, can also be a device with an induction element, and can also be an element with an induction function integrated on the connector, and the function of the sensor is to sense the signal and judge whether the displayed commodity is in a safe state or not through the signal. The sensor is a widely used prior art, and may be only a component (sensor) with sensing function, or a device with structure, which can sense or transmit some signals, such as the safety signal mentioned above, or a device with specific structure, which can send out the safety signal or warning signal.

Warning deviceIn the present invention, the warning device may be a part of the hardware structure used in the integrated device of the present invention, which can be used for warning/warning, and it may be assembled in the display assembly or the base of the present invention as a part thereof. In the utility model, the warning device is mainly used for judging whether the commodity is in a safe state or not according to the detection result, or sending out corresponding safety prompt such as alarm or safety signal according to the judgment result. The warning device can be independent hardware or an integral structure combined with other elements, such as a sensor and an alarm device, and the main function of the warning device is to play a certain role in a certain link or links for guaranteeing the safety of commodities as long as the warning device can play a certain roleThe devices that function as such can be referred to as the warning devices of the present invention, and the warning devices are a concept that is well known and applied in the industry in the field of merchandise theft prevention.

Alarm/warning

In the field of article theft prevention, an alarm is also a common theft prevention device, and is mainly used for performing an alarm operation according to a security signal sent by a sensor/cable and the like, and a typical example of an alarm device is an alarm for sending an alarm prompt sound to prompt staff in a sales place that an article may be in a safe or non-safe state. Generally, such an alarm function of an alarm device may be referred to as issuing an alarm signal such as an alarm sound, and sometimes including an optical signal, which is referred to as an audible and visual alarm.

Unauthorized removal

In the present invention, the non-authorization is relative to the authorization, and as in the field of merchandise theft prevention, there are two ways of locking and unlocking, it should generally be in a locked state during the time the merchandise is being displayed, in which state the merchandise is not stolen, in addition to theft, however, it is possible that an item may be actively removed from the anti-theft device by the merchant, for example, when an item has been released from the market and is no longer sold, the corresponding exhibit is also taken down, which involves the replacement of the goods, or when the exhibit has quality problems, which require maintenance, and may also need to be removed from the anti-theft device, when the displayed merchandise is replaced or repaired, the merchandise may be removed from the anti-theft device by a staff (merchant) with authority, such removal is referred to as removal with authorization, whereas removal is considered unauthorized.

Detailed description of the preferred embodiments

Example 1, see figures 1-5, 7.

As shown in FIGS. 1-5, a merchandise security device with a retaining arm includes

The warning device 1, the cable 2 and the clamping device;

the clamping device is configured to be capable of contacting the supporting surface and is used for supporting and displaying the commodity S,

the clamping device comprises a bearing member 3 and a clamping arm, wherein the clamping arm is configured to be capable of being operably telescopic relative to the bearing member 3 and can be used for regulating and locking the commodity, and the bearing member 3 comprises a first channel 21 capable of accommodating the movement of the cable 2;

one end of the cable 2 is connected with the warning device 1, the other end of the cable is connected with the commodity, and the cable 2 is configured to be at least partially limited to move in the first channel when the clamping device locks the commodity; as shown in fig. 1, the cable 2 can move in the first channel in the left-right direction, but the cable cannot be drawn out of or separated from the first channel because one end of the cable has a charging head or a connector (the size of the charging head and the connector is larger than the size of the entrance of the first channel), and the other end of the cable is fixedly connected with the warning device. Since part of the cable 2 can move in the first channel, the cable can be pulled leftwards or rightwards, and the structure can be suitable for commodities (such as notebooks) with different sizes or different shapes, because the positions of the connecting interfaces of each commodity are different, the requirements on the length of the cable are different when the cable is connected with the commodities.

The safety device is configured such that the warning device 1 is capable of issuing a safety signal or alarm when the cable 2 is cut.

Security signals are well known in the field of merchandise theft protection, and when merchandise is in an unsecured state, some components in the merchandise theft protection system or merchandise security system will send out security signals, the security signals may be a sensing signal or an electrical signal or a digital signal, the signal may be triggered by many methods/events in the prior art, for example, the event may be disconnection of physical connection or disconnection of electrical circuit, the triggering method may be sensing by the sensing component, the sensing signal is transmitted to the corresponding device, the corresponding device can send out security signals according to the most basic logic judgment (yes/no) after receiving the sensing signal, in the field of merchandise theft protection, the common triggering method may be disconnection, disconnection of charging connection, detachment from some installed component, or destruction in some set manner, may trigger the generation of a security signal, which is conventional in the art. The present invention does not improve on it.

Compared with the prior art, the commodity is locked by the clamping arm, and the cable is accommodated in the first channel of the bearing component, so that the anti-theft grade can be enhanced, the safety of the commodity is effectively guaranteed, a thief cannot easily separate the commodity from the safety device, and cannot easily steal the commodity unless the thief cuts off the cable. According to the utility model, the cables are accommodated in the first channel of the bearing member, and the function of arranging the display table top can be achieved, so that the cables are not disordered and the table top is kept simple.

In some preferred manners, the direction and position of the first channel may be set according to actual conditions, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the first channel is located on one side of the bearing member, the first channel is a straight channel without a curved section, specifically, the first channel is parallel to the length direction of the bearing member, and the direction of the cable in the first channel is a straight line without a curve.

In some preferred forms, as shown in fig. 1-2, the load-bearing member 3 comprises an upper cover 4 and a base 5, the base being engageable with a support surface, the upper cover being engageable with the article of merchandise. The base 5 and the upper cover 4 may be detachably connected, for example, the base 5 and the upper cover 4 are connected by a snap-in connection or by a fastening member (bolt, screw, etc.).

In some preferred forms, the cable 2 includes a sensor configured to be connectable with the article, and in some preferred forms, as shown in fig. 1, the sensor includes a charging head 6 or a detection sensor for detecting an article connection state. Charging head 6 can be connected to a socket of a commercial product to realize electrical connection.

In some preferred forms, as shown in fig. 1-3, the gripping device includes a first locking member configured to be operable to limit the extent of movement of the article in a horizontal direction relative to the gripping device. In some preferred modes, the first locking member comprises a second part 8 and a first part 7, and the first part 7 and the second part 8 are fixedly connected and can be integrally formed; in some preferred forms, the first member 7 is disposed perpendicular to the second member 8. The second member 8 may be coupled to the article to hold the article against movement in a horizontal direction relative to the holder. In some preferred modes, the first component 7 is provided with a first matching part 9, and the first matching part 9 can be in a rack form or a concave-convex matching form. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the clamping device comprises two first locking members, each comprising a first part 7 and a second part 8, each locking member further comprising a first mating location 9, the first mating location 9 being in the form of a rack. Of course, the number of the first locking members may be plural, and may be set according to actual needs, and the utility model is not limited thereto.

In some preferred forms, a second channel 10 is provided in the carrier 3, said second channel 10 being able to accommodate the first part 7 of the first locking member and being able to allow the first part 7 to move within the channel. In some preferred forms, a coupling block 11 is provided in the carrier member 3, the coupling block 11 being capable of engaging with the first engagement portion 9 of the first component, such that the first locking member cannot move within the second channel 10 when the two are engaged. In some preferred forms, the coupling block 11 includes a second mating portion, which matches with the structure of the first mating portion 9, and the two portions combine to effectively prevent the first locking member from moving in the second channel 10, so as to lock the product in the horizontal direction.

In some preferred modes, as shown in fig. 1, a third channel and a fourth channel 12 are arranged in the bearing member 3, the third channel is communicated with one side of the second channel 10, the third channel is also communicated with the fourth channel 12, and the combining block 11 is positioned in the third channel; the fourth channel 12 takes the form of a threaded hole into or out of which a bolt or screw can enter. If a bolt or a screw is screwed into the fourth channel 12, the screw or the screw can abut against the combining block 11, the combining block 11 is pushed inwards, the second matching part of the combining block 11 is combined with the first matching part 9 of the first locking member, so that the first locking member cannot move in the horizontal direction, and the commodity between the two first locking members cannot move in the horizontal direction relative to the clamping device.

In some preferred forms, the gripping arm further comprises a second locking member 13; the second locking member 13 is configured to be able to define a range of vertical movement of the article relative to the gripping means. In some preferred ways, as shown in fig. 7, the second locking member 13 is connected with the second part 8 of the first locking member, the second locking member 13 being movable in a vertical direction relative to the second part 8, and in some embodiments, the second locking member 13 may be locked in a similar way as the first locking member. In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 and 7, the second locking member 13 includes a transverse fixing member 30 and a vertical fixing member 31, the transverse fixing member 30 is fixedly connected to the vertical fixing member 31, a first threaded hole 32 is formed in the vertical fixing member 31, a second threaded hole 33 is formed in the second component 8, a screw 34 can be screwed into the second threaded hole 33 and then screwed into the first threaded hole 32, the depth of the screw 34 entering the threaded hole is different, the vertical distance of the second locking member relative to the second component 8 is different, and the vertical distance between the second locking member and the second component 8 is different, so that the second locking member can be used for fixing commodities with different thicknesses; and when the screw 34 is engaged with the second component 8 (i.e., after the screw 34 is screwed into the threaded hole of the second component 8), the second locking member can be rotated to allow the screw 34 to enter the first threaded hole 32, and the vertical distance between the second locking member and the second component 8 can be adjusted by adjusting the depth of the screw 34 entering the first threaded hole 32.

In some preferred embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the clamping device includes a connecting component 22, the connecting component is disposed between the merchandise and the supporting member 3, and the connecting component 22 is made of an adhesive or a flexible plastic material, so that the contact friction between the supporting member 3 and the merchandise can be increased, and the clamping device and the merchandise can be firmly combined.

In some preferred forms, the first and second locking members 13 are configured to be lockable and unlockable by a tool. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, a screwdriver may be used to screw a screw or bolt into the fourth channel 12, and the screw or bolt pushes the combining block 11 to combine the combining block 11 with the first locking member, so as to lock the first locking member, and accordingly, the commodity can be locked so that the commodity cannot move in the horizontal direction. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, a screwdriver may be used to screw a screw into the first threaded hole 32, adjust the vertical distance between the second locking member and the second component 8, engage the lateral securing member 30 with the merchandise, and thereby enable locking of the merchandise so that the merchandise cannot be moved in a vertical direction.

In some preferred modes, the cable 2 is made of common conducting wires or steel wire cables 2.

In some preferred manners, the charging connector 6 is configured to be connectable to the merchandise charging interface, and configured to be capable of supplying power to merchandise and/or detecting a merchandise connection state. As shown in fig. 4 to 5, the charging head 6 is combined with the goods charging interface, and power can be supplied to the goods and/or the goods connection state can be detected through the charging head 6.

In some preferred forms, the warning device 1 includes a first communication interface capable of deactivating an alarm in response to an alarm deactivation signal. In some embodiments, the communication interface is located at one side of the warning device 1, the communication interface is connected to a circuit board inside the warning device 1, the communication interface can also be connected to an alarm circuit, when the unlocking device is in contact communication with the communication interface, the unlocking device outputs an alarm cancellation instruction (for example, outputs an instruction to stop the alarm, for example, outputs an instruction to stop the warning device 1 from sending a safety signal or stopping the alarm, the instruction may be an electrical signal), and the warning device 1 does not give an alarm after receiving the instruction, so that the purpose of canceling the alarm can be achieved. The above-mentioned alarm circuit, warning device 1, buzzer and the sending, transmission and receiving of the instructions are conventional, and in the present invention, the improvement is not made.

In some preferred forms, the security device further comprises a power supply configured to be able to provide operating power to the security device. In some embodiments, the power source is located inside the warning device 1 and can provide power for the whole safety device; in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the power supply is independent from the warning device 1, and the warning device 1 can be connected to the power supply through the cable and the connector 14 to obtain power.

Example 2, see figure 6.

In this embodiment, the first channel 21 is located inside the carrying member, the outlet and the inlet of the first channel 21 are located on the same side of the carrying member, and the cable 2 enters from the inlet of the first channel 21, bypasses the fixing column 40, and exits from the outlet of the first channel 21. That is, the cable 2 runs in a curved manner in the first channel 21. The arrangement of the fixed column enables the cable to be stably positioned in the first channel 21, and not easy to be pulled out and separated from the first channel, and a thief cannot easily separate the cable from the bearing component.

Other embodiments in this embodiment may be the same as embodiment 1.

While the preferred embodiments of the present application have been described in the foregoing description of the embodiments, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the application.

Claims

1. A commodity safety device with a clamping arm is characterized by comprising

Warning device, cable and clamping device;

2. The merchandise security device of claim 1, wherein the cable comprises a sensor configured to be connectable to an article of merchandise; the sensor includes a charging head or a detection sensor for detecting a connection state of the commodity.

3. The merchandise security device of claim 1, wherein the retaining device comprises a first locking member configured to limit a range of horizontal movement of the merchandise relative to the retaining device.

4. The merchandise security device of claim 1, wherein the clamp arm comprises a second locking member; the second locking member is configured to be operable to define a range of vertical movement of the article relative to the gripping device.

5. The merchandise security device of claim 1, wherein the retaining device comprises a coupling assembly between the merchandise and the carrier, the coupling assembly being selected from the group consisting of an adhesive and a flexible plastic to increase frictional contact with the merchandise.

6. A merchandise security device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first and second locking members are configured to be locked or unlocked by a tool.

7. The merchandise security device of claim 1, wherein the cable is made of a common wire or wire cable.

8. The merchandise security device of claim 2, wherein the charging connector is configured to connect to the merchandise charging interface, configured to provide power to merchandise and/or detect merchandise connection status.

9. The merchandise security device of claim 1, wherein the alert device comprises a first communication interface capable of deactivating the alarm in response to the alarm deactivation signal.

10. The merchandise security device of claim 1, comprising a power source configured to provide operating power to the security device.