Patent ID: 6943691

Claim:
A tamper indicating kit for use with a smoke detector having a base plate for mounting to a wall or ceiling surface and said smoke detector also including an openable cover connected to said base plate; the tamper indicating kit including: (a) a thin planar adapter flange including a horizontal top section adapted to be sandwiched between the base plate and the mounting surface, a side section extending vertically downwardly from a distal end of said top section; a horizontal relief section extending horizontally inwardly from a distal end of said side section, and a vertical section extending vertically downwardly from a distal end of said horizontal relief section, said vertical section adapted to extend parallel and adjacent to a portion of a cover outer wall; (b) a means for securing at least a portion of said side section to the cover such that opening the cover produces an irreversible indication of opening or tampering.