Patent ID: 7466890

Claim:
A cabinet tamper detection device comprising: a first portion, the first portion including a housing, the first portion including a first magnet movable relative to the housing between a first position and a second position; and a second portion, the second portion including a second magnet, the first and the second magnets configured such that the second magnet is configured to apply a magnetic force on the first magnet to keep the first magnet at the first position relative to the housing when the first and the second magnets are at a predetermined relative position with respect to each other, wherein the cabinet tamper detection device is configured such that when at least one of the first and the second magnets is moved from the predetermined relative position of the first and second magnets, the first magnet moves from the first position to the second position relative to the housing to interrupt a signal, wherein the signal is a fiber optic signal and wherein the first magnet is coupled to a gate structure, the gate structure including an opening for allowing the fiber optic signal to pass therethrough when the first magnet is at the first position and wherein the housing includes an adapter for mating a first fiber optic connector with a second fiber optic connector, wherein the fiber optic signal passing through the opening of the gate is transmitted between the first and the second fiber optic connectors mated through the adapter; wherein the first portion is configured to be mounted on a cabinet and includes a gimbal mount for freely suspending the housing of the first portion from the cabinet such that the housing can swing freely in a 360 degree orientation.