Patent ID: 7340809

Claim:
A multi-part closure that provides remote indication of a secured or unsecured state of the closure, comprising: a two-part buckle including first and second mating members, the members defining a secured state when the members are mated with and secured to one another and an unsecured state when the members are not mated with and not secured to one another, wherein the first member defines an opening having a plunger positioned therein; a wireless self-contained transmitter disposed in the first member; a hermetically sealed switch in electrical communication with the transmitter, the switch having a movable portion and being positioned such that mating the first and second members with one another moves the movable portion and changes a state of the switch, wherein the switch is aligned with the plunger; a flexible covering extending over the switch and isolating the movable portion of the switch to prevent the ingress of contaminants into the switch; and, a wireless remote receiver, wherein when the first and second members are in mating engagement with one another, the second member drives the plunger up and the switch changes state, and wherein the change in the state of the switch is indicated by the remote receiver, and wherein the remote receiver provides indication of the members being in the secured state and indication of the members being in the unsecured state.