Patent ID: 7173527

Claim:
A security device for residential and/or commercial use, said device comprising: a first magnetic member having a first magnet with a north pole at a proximal end of said first magnetic member and a south pole at a distal end of said first magnetic member; a second magnetic member having a second magnet with a south pole at a proximal end of said second magnetic member and a north pole at a distal end of said second magnetic member; wherein contact between said first magnet and second magnet at said proximal ends of said first and second magnetic members completes an electrical circuit, wherein a magnetic force between said first and second magnets holds said first and second magnets in contact, and said electrical circuit is broken when a force sufficient to overcome said magnetic force is applied to separate said first and second magnets; and wherein said first and second magnetic members each comprise a plastic housing with recesses and said first and second magnets are situated inside said respective recesses.