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

Claim 0:
1. A security system comprising:
a sensor configured to be coupled to an item of merchandise, the sensor comprising at least one electrical contact and an inductive coil;
a base configured to removably support the sensor and the item of merchandise, the base comprising at least one electrical contact;
driving electronics for the inductive coil of the sensor; and
wherein the driving electronics are configured to energize the inductive coil for transferring power inductively from the sensor 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 wherein the sensor is configured to cease transferring power inductively to the item of merchandise when the sensor is lifted off of the base and the at least one electrical contact of the sensor no longer contacts the at least one electrical contact of the base.