Patent ID: 6560710
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
In combination:a) an article to be monitored comprising a first component and a second component projecting angularly from the first component; and b) a security system comprising: a base; a cover movable guidingly relative to the base between first and second positions, the cover having a first opening through which the second component projects, the cover defining a receptacle for the first component with the second component projecting through the first opening, there being an entry opening on the cover which allows a) the second component to be selectively projected through and withdrawn from the first opening and b) the first component to be selectively placed in and removed from the receptacle with the cover in the first position, the base and cover cooperatively preventing c) the second component from being withdrawn from the first opening and d) the first component from being removed from the receptacle with the cover in the second position; and a lock assembly interconnecting between the base and cover and placeable selectively in locked and released states, the lock assembly in the locked state maintaining the cover in the second position, the lock assembly in the released state allowing the cover to move from the second position into the first position.