Patent ID: 6049286
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
A system for detecting the detachment of a sensor, comprising:a first plate with a first surface having, an aperture and a second surface having material for attachment to a surface of electronic equipment;a detachably second plate with a first surface for attachment to said first surface of said first plate;an actuator attached to said second plate and fitted to be received by said aperture, wherein said actuator has at least two positions, wherein said actuator is in a depressed position when said first surface of said second plate is attached to said first surface of said first plate and wherein said actuator is in a distended position when said first surface of said second plate is detached from said first surface of said first plate;a switch, wherein said switch is activated by one of said at least two positions of said actuator; andan electromagnetic sensing device connected to a second surface of said second plate, said electromagnetic sensing device having a coil for detecting a proximate, activated said electronic equipment.