Patent ID: 8164449

Claim:
A clip alarm, comprising: first and second elongated clip members pivotally attached to each other; means for biasing the clip members in a closed position, the first clip member having a contact end bearing against a medial portion of an opposing face of the second clip member in the closed position; a first electrical contact disposed in the contact and of the first clip member, a second electrical contact disposed in the medial portion of the opposing face of the second clip member, and an electrically conductive path extending through the first and second clip members, the electrically conductive path forming an electrically closed circuit when the first and second clip members are in the closed position; a power source and an alarm transducer housed in the second clip member and disposed in the electrically conductive path; and means for attaching an item to the second clip member for storage and transport; wherein the alarm transducer is turned off when the first and second clip members are clipped to an insulated support; and wherein the alarm transducer is turned on when the clip is removed from the insulated support and biased to the closed position in order to alert a user that the item has been removed from the support.