Patent ID: 7004784

Claim:
A security device mountable on a support, said device comprising: a base; a housing, said housing including a removable section removably secured to said base, and a detachable portion adapted to be directly secured to said support, said detachable portion detachably secured to said base; a terminal assembly including at least a first terminal and a second terminal, said terminal assembly being disposed on said detachable portion; a first electrically conductive pin and a second electrically conductive pin disposed in said removable section of said housing, an electrically conductive strip providing electrical communication between said first and second conductive pins, said first and second conductive pins respectively engageable with said first and second terminals when said removable housing section is secured to said base, the respective engagement of said first and second conductive pins with said first and second terminals defining a tamper detection circuit whereby one of removal of said removable section from said base and detachment of said detachable portion from said base disengages said first and second conductive pins from said first and second terminals and opens said tamper detection circuit.