Patent ID: 8400301
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A window safety and security device for detecting unauthorized movement of a double-hung window, sliding window, or door upon which the safety and security device is installed and communicating an alarm in response to the detecting, comprising: a single, high-powered suction cup with a housing, the suction cup configured to be removably attached to an inside glass pane of a first sash of a double-hung window, sliding window, or door comprising a first and a second sash; an first electrical switch disposed in, on or affixed to the suction cup housing for “arming” and “disarming” (turning on and turning off) the safety and security device; a second electrical switch disposed in, on or affixed to the suction cup housing for contacting a portion of the second sash when the second sash is slid to a fixed position to press against and actuate the second switch; and means for communicating an alarm condition in which window movement from the fixed position ceases to press the second sash against the second switch and causes a change of state in the second switch, wherein the means for communicating is disposed in, on or affixed to the suction cup housing.