Patent ID: 7292145

Claim:
A tamper switch arrangement for detecting tampering with a device, said apparatus comprising: a tamper switch assembly including a tamper switch having a first part and a second part, said first and second parts being movable relative to each other between an open switch position and a closed switch position, said tamper switch being biased into one of the open and closed switch positions; an enclosure configured to substantially enclose said tamper switch assembly and the device, said enclosure including a door and an opening disposed opposite said door, said enclosure being sized such that said tamper switch assembly may be compressed between an inner surface of said door and a second surface via said opening to thereby overcome the bias and actuate said tamper switch into an other of the open and closed switch positions; and a rail attached to a second inner surface of said enclosure, said tamper switch assembly being slidable on said rail in directions generally aligned with said door and said opening.