Patent ID: 9524626
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: E05B,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A securing device for attachment to an object that is to be secured, wherein the securing device comprises a housing with a base plate and a lid as well as an apparatus for generating an alarm when the securing device is removed from the object without authorization, wherein said base plate and said lid are selectively movable relative to one another between an open state wherein said lid at least partially separated from said base plate and a closed state wherein said lid is not separated from said base plate, while said securing device is attached to an object to be secured, and wherein a lock releasably locks said base plate and said lid to one another in the closed state, said lock having a locking condition and a releasing condition, and at least one non-electrically conductive belt for extending around the object for attaching the securing device to the object, the at least one non-electrically conductive belt being devoid of an alarm structure for generating an alarm in response to the cutting of the at least one non-electrically conductive belt; wherein the apparatus for generating an alarm comprises a mechanical sensor and an optical sensor, wherein in response to said base plate and said lid being in the closed state the mechanical sensor through the base plate detects contact with the object and responds to loss of contact with the object and effects the generation of the alarm in response to the loss of contact with the object, and wherein the optical sensor includes a light source for emitting light through the base plate and detects reflections of the light from the object through the base plate, and reacts to changes in the reflections and effects the generation of the alarm in response to the changes in the reflections even in the event of the disabling of the mechanical sensor.