Patent ID: 11869333
Assignee: VANGUARD PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A handling alert apparatus for an object configured to be handled, comprising:
a handling module configured to be attached to the object;
a pedestal configured to support the handling module, wherein the object has an at-rest position when the object is resting on the pedestal and a lifted position when the object is removed from the pedestal;
a handling detection mechanism configured to detect a handling: event corresponding to the object being transitioned between the at-rest position and the lifted position, and wherein handling detection mechanism is configured to transmit a first electrical signal to a processor in response to detecting the handling event; and
an electronic output device in electrical communication with the processor, wherein responsive to receiving the first electrical signal from the handling detection mechanism, the processor is configured to cause the electronic output device to output a visual alert or an audible alert, wherein the visual alert or the audible alert is outputted in response to the object being returned to the at-rest position.