Patent ID: 11908292
Assignee: INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 18:
19. A method for securing an item of merchandise, comprising:
coupling a sensor to an item of merchandise, the sensor comprising at least one electrical contact and an inductive coil;
securing a base to a support surface, the base comprising at least one electrical contact, the sensor or the base comprising driving electronics for the inductive coil;
positioning the sensor on the base for energizing the inductive coil with the driving electronics and providing power inductively to the item of merchandise only when the at least one electrical contact of the sensor contacts the at least one electrical contact of the base; and
removing the sensor from the base to thereby cease transferring power inductively to the item of merchandise when the at least one electrical contact of the sensor no longer contacts the at least one electrical contact of the base.