Electronic article surveillance tag having an expulsion detrimental substance system with substance routing system

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE TAG HAVING AN EXPULSION DETRIMENTAL SUBSTANCE SYSTEM WITH SUBSTANCE ROUTING SYSTEM An EAS/expulsion detrimental substance tag (1) in which the tag is held to an article by an attaching assembly, a part of which may be releasably prevented from being withdrawn from the body of the tag. The tag body may be provided with an arcuate channel through which an arcuate detacher probe can be guided for releasing the attaching assembly part. A spring clamp (S) may provide the releasable preventing function and may include jaws specifically adapted to respond to in-plane torsional and/or other forces provided by the arcuate probe, which may be moved through the arcuate channel by rotation to reach the spring clamp. An abutment may be placed within the arcuate channel to prevent a relatively rigid wire formed into an arcuate shape from being used to release the attaching assembly part. The Benefit Denial (Ink portion) of this tag may feature in ink vial (72B) that may be disposed inside of a rubber bladder, which may then be placed in a completely sealed, ultrasonically welded compartment.