Security system with triggered response assembly
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1. In combination:
- a) a portable article; and
b) a security system comprising;
a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and
a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article.
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Abstract
The combination of a portable article and a security system. The security system includes a tether having a length. The tether is attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether. The security system further includes a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article.
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1. In combination:
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a) a portable article; and
b) a security system comprising;
a tether having a length and attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement relative to the support by the tether within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and
a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the portable article being repositioned with the tether attached to the portable article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 6. The combination according to claim wherein the security system comprises a signal generator.
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14. A security system comprising:
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a tether having a length and attachable to a portable article and a support so that a portable article to which the tether is attached is movable relative to the support within a range dictated by the length of the tether; and
a security response assembly that is triggered as an incident of a portable article to which the tether is attached being repositioned. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. In combination:
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a reel that is rotatable around an axis;
a flexible cord attached to the reel so that a) as the reel is rotated in one direction around the axis the flexible cord is wrapped around the reel and b) the flexible cord can be drawn off of the reel by exerting a force on the flexible cord that rotates the reel oppositely to the one direction around the axis;
a portable article to which the flexible cord is operatively attached; and
a response assembly that is triggered as an incident of the flexible cord being drawn off of the reel to cause the performance of a function related to the portable article. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of monitoring a portable article, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a tether to the portable article;
providing a security response assembly; and
triggering the security response assembly as an incident of the portable article with the tether attached thereto being repositioned to thereby cause the security response assembly to cause the generator of a signal that can be processed to identify information concerning at least one of a) a location of the portable article; and
b) an identification of the portable article. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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