Patent ID: 7598862

Claim:
An apparatus for coupling a provided security device to a provided portal cover and communicating between a first side and a second side of the portal cover, wherein the security device includes a first magnet and a second magnet, the apparatus comprising: a second device that provides and detects an electric potential; a first metal fastener having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a second metal fastener having a third end portion and a fourth end portion; wherein: the first end portion and the third end portion are positioned on a first side of the cover; the second end portion and the fourth end portion are positioned on a second side of the cover; the first magnet and the second magnet magnetically and electrically couple to the first end portion and the third end portion respectively thereby coupling the security device to the cover; the second device electrically couples to the second end portion and the fourth end portion; the second device detects an electric potential provided by the security device to the first magnet and the second magnet; and the security device detects an electric potential provided by the second device to the second end portion and the fourth end portion.