Patent ID: 7283039

Claim:
A window-attached alerting device ( 10 ) that functions in combination with a windowpane ( 60 ) that is attached to a window frame, and that includes an inner surface ( 62 ) and an outer surface ( 64 ), wherein said alerting device ( 10 ) comprises: a) an alerting device enclosure ( 40 ) having an outer side ( 42 ) and an inner side ( 44 ), wherein the outer side ( 42 ) has an enclosure/window attachment means that allows the enclosure ( 40 ) to be releasably attached to the inner surface ( 62 ) of the windowpane ( 60 ) where the attached alerting device enclosure ( 40 ) is protected from inclement weather or theft, b) an electronics circuit ( 12 ) that is enclosed within said alerting device enclosure ( 40 ), and having circuit means for producing an audible alerting device signal ( 31 ) that is activated by an electrode ( 22 ) that is located on an inner surface of the outer side ( 42 ) of said alerting device enclosure ( 40 ), wherein said electrode ( 22 ) is activated from the outer surface ( 64 ) of the windowpane ( 60 ) when a person's finger or hand is placed proximate to an area of the windowpane ( 60 ) that encompasses the location of the electrode ( 22 ).