Patent ID: 9646475
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A44B,B60R,G08B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A protective cover for a buckle of a latching system comprising: a base plate having a base plate retaining area for housing the buckle; a cover movably coupled to the base plate and having a cover retaining area for housing the buckle when the cover is closed onto the base plate; a slot formed in a central area of a bottom edge of the cover, the slot dimensioned to allow the latching system to be positioned through the bottom edge of the cover when the cover is closed onto the base plate; a gap formed between the base plate and the cover when the cover is closed onto the base plate, the gap formed on opposing side surfaces of the protective cover and dimensioned to allow the latching system to be positioned through the opposing side surfaces of the protective cover when the cover is closed onto the base plate; a locking mechanism for securing the cover to the base plate; and an alarm circuit housed within the base plate for sending an alarm signal when the cover is unlocked and opened prior to deactivating the alarm, wherein the alarm circuit comprises: a power source; a controller coupled to the power source; a speaker coupled to the controller; a contact coupled to the controller, wherein opening the cover causes the contact to close the alarm circuit allowing an alarm signal to be sent to the speaker when the alarm circuit is activated; and a switch coupled to the controller to activate and deactivate the alarm circuit, wherein the switch is recessed within the base plate; wherein the alarm circuit wirelessly transmits an alarm signal to a wireless electronic device.