Patent ID: 7595734

Claim:
A monitor for use with an absorbent article having a wetness sensor, the monitor comprising a power management system, the power management system comprising an integrally activated and deactivated power circuit, the power circuit comprising a battery, wherein the power circuit is activated when the monitor is attached to the absorbent article and wherein the power circuit is deactivated when the monitor is detached from the absorbent article, the monitor having an open condition wherein the power circuit is open and the monitor having a closed condition wherein the power circuit is closed, the monitor comprising a hinge and a housing, the power circuit further comprising a first contact associated with the hinge and a second contact associated with the housing, the first contact being electrically connected with the second contact to close the power circuit when the monitor is in the closed condition and the first contact being electrically disconnected with the second contact to open the power circuit when the monitor is in the open condition.