Patent ID: 8289173

Claim:
A leak detection band, comprising: an annular mount adapted for mounting about a pipe joint, the annular mount having a pair of opposed annular edges and an annular recess formed in an interior surface of the annular mount adjacent one of the annular edges; a transmitter attached to the annular mount; and a pair of substantially semicircular leads, each of the leads having opposed first and second ends and a central portion, the first ends being electrically connected to the transmitter, the second ends and central portions being disposed within the annular recess and being circumferentially aligned with respect to the annular recess, with the second ends being positioned opposite one another and separated circumferentially with respect to the annular mount by an open gap forming an open circuit so that when water leaks from the pipe joint, the water closes the open circuit, causing a circuit in the transmitter to transmit an alert signal.