Article surveillance tag attach/detach mechanism
The present disclosure relates to a mechanism inside of the tag which detaches the tag when presented to a detacher system containing a rotating magnet array that retracts the tag pin allowing the tag to be removed from the garment.
1. A detacher for an article surveillance tag, comprising:
an exterior housing having a recess to receive the article surveillance tag; and
a cylindrical rotor including a rotating magnetic array coupled with a motor and configured to magnetically couple with and trigger rotation of a rotating collar of the article surveillance tag when engaged in a rotation state.
2. The detacher of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic array includes an array magnetic pattern.
3. The detacher of claim 2 , wherein the array magnetic pattern matches a distinct magnetic pattern of the article surveillance tag.
4. The detacher of claim 1 , wherein the recess is circular.
5. The detacher of claim 1 , wherein the recess is asymmetric.