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A point-of-sale security system is provided herein. The security system includes a container for containing the product and a holder assembly, the holder assembly including a closure device for closing the container. The holder assembly and the container are operatively coupled together by means of

A point-of-sale security system is provided herein. The security system includes a container for containing the product and a holder assembly, the holder assembly including a closure device for closing the container. The holder assembly and the container are operatively coupled together by means of cooperative members. The cooperative members being configured in a special way, i.e., when an associated stop member is enabled, the cooperative members prevent decoupling of the holder assembly from the container, and when the stop member is disabled, the cooperative members enable decoupling of the holder assembly from the container.

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1. A point-of-sale security system for a product, said system comprising:a container for containing said product; a holder assembly, said holder assembly comprising a closure device for closing said container and a holder, said closure device and said container being operatively coupled together by

1. A point-of-sale security system for a product, said system comprising:a container for containing said product; a holder assembly, said holder assembly comprising a closure device for closing said container and a holder, said closure device and said container being operatively coupled together by means of cooperative members, said cooperative members being configured so that a stop member prevents their disengagement, and removal of said stop member permits their disengagement for access to the product, said stop member being integral with said holder such that removal of said holder removes said stop member and permits access to the product. 2. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said holder is a hang tag.3. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said closure device comprises a cap which is integral with said hang tag.4. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 3, wherein:said cap includes a pair of flexibly-movable parts; said hang tag is integrally associated with said stop member; and said hang tag is configured to be severed, along with its stop member, from said cap and to be discarded, thereby disabling said stop member and permitting said cap to be decoupled from said container. 5. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said cap includes a pair of silts to enable flexing of said two associated flexibly-movable parts of said cap, thereby to urge movement of said slits towards one another at their open ends, to enable decoupling of said cap from said container.6. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 5, whereinsaid cap is provided with at least two external locking ramped projections; and said container is provided with a like number of cooperating locking apertures, whereby said cap and said container may be selectively coupled and decoupled. 7. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 6, wherein:said stop member is a tongue projecting from said hang tag; and said tongue is slidably disposed within a longitudinal slot between two opposed integral, internally-oriented projections within the interior of said cap. 8. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 3, whereinsaid cap comprises two flexibly-movable parts which are held unitary by a pair of integrally-molded straps; and said integrally-molded straps comprise said stop member; whereby, when said straps are severed, said two parts of said cap may be urged towards one another, thereby enabling decoupling of said cap from said container. 9. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 8, whereinsaid cap is provided with at least two external locking ramped projections; and said container is provided with a like number of cooperating locking apertures, whereby said cap and said container may be selectively coupled and decoupled. 10. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 3, whereinsaid cap comprises two flexibly-movable parts; and said flexibly-movable parts are held together, and said cap is secured to said container, by means of a pin passing through cooperating aligned apertures in said cap and said container, said pin being secured in said apertures; whereby, when said pin is structurally-altered to enable removable from said apertures, the two parts of said cap may be urged towards one another, thereby enabling decoupling of said cap from said container. 11. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said two flexibly-movable parts of said cap are also held together by severable, integrally-molded straps.12. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 10, wherein:said cap is provided with at least two external locking ramped projections; and said container is provided with a like number of cooperating locking apertures, whereby said cap and said container may be selectively coupled and decoupled. 13. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 3, wherein:said cap includes a pair of flexibly-movable parts; said hang tag is integrally associated with said stop member; and said cap is secured to said hang tag by means of mushroom pins and cooperating apertures which are operatively associated with said hang tag and said cap; whereby, when said mushroom pins are structurally-altered to enable removal from said apertures, the two parts of said cap may be urged towards one another to enable decoupling of said cap and said container. 14. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 13, wherein:said cap is provided with at least two external locking projections; and said container is provided with a like number of cooperating locking apertures, whereby said cap and said container may be selectively coupled and decoupled. 15. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 14, wherein:said stop member is a tongue projecting from said hang tag; and said tongue is slidably disposed within a longitudinal slot between two opposed internal, inwardly-oriented projections within the interior of said cap. 16. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 3, wherein:said cap includes an integral cap which is inset within a lower edge of said hang tag; said hang tag is integrally associated with said stop member; and said hang tag is configured to be severed, along with its stop member, from said cap and to be discarded; thereby disabling said stop member and permitting said cap to be decoupled from said container. 17. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 16, wherein:said cap is provided with at least two external locking ramped projections; and said container is provided with a like number of cooperating locking apertures; whereby said cap and said container may be selectively coupled and decoupled. 18. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 17, wherein:said stop member is a tongue projecting from said hang tag; and said tongue is slidably disposed within a longitudinal slot between two opposed internal, inwardly-oriented projections within the interior of said cap. 19. The point-of-sale security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container is a cylindrical tube and wherein said holder assembly has at least one tab extending axially therefrom, each said tab engaging in a corresponding slot in said tube to prevent the tube from rotating about its axis while attached to said holder.