Illuminated sensor for security system
First Claim
1. A security system comprising:
- a control; and
a sensor attachable to an article to be monitored,the sensor having a plurality of different states among which are at least an armed state and a beached state,the sensor and control interacting so that the control causes a detectable signal to be generated as an incident of the sensor being changed from the armed state into the breached state,the sensor having a housing comprising a wall structure bounding a cavity,the sensor further comprising a source of illumination that projects light,the wall structure comprising a light transmissive portion through which light from the illumination source projects from within the cavity to be visible externally of the wall structure,the source of illumination projecting light from within the cavity through the light transmissive portion with the sensor in at least one of the plurality of states to thereby provide a visual indication externally of the wall structure that the sensor is in the at least one of the plurality of different states.
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Abstract
A security system having a control and a sensor attachable to an article to be monitored. The sensor has a plurality of different states, among which are an armed state and a breached state. The sensor and control interact so that the control causes a detectable signal to be generated as an incident of the sensor being changed from the armed state into the breached state. The sensor has a housing with a wall structure bounding a cavity. The sensor further has a source of illumination that projects light. The wall structure has a light transmissive portion through which light from the illumination source projects from within the cavity to be visible externally of the wall structure.
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25 Claims
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1. A security system comprising:
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a control; and a sensor attachable to an article to be monitored, the sensor having a plurality of different states among which are at least an armed state and a beached state, the sensor and control interacting so that the control causes a detectable signal to be generated as an incident of the sensor being changed from the armed state into the breached state, the sensor having a housing comprising a wall structure bounding a cavity, the sensor further comprising a source of illumination that projects light, the wall structure comprising a light transmissive portion through which light from the illumination source projects from within the cavity to be visible externally of the wall structure, the source of illumination projecting light from within the cavity through the light transmissive portion with the sensor in at least one of the plurality of states to thereby provide a visual indication externally of the wall structure that the sensor is in the at least one of the plurality of different states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sensor for a security system, the sensor comprising:
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a housing comprising a wall structure bounding a cavity, the sensor housing attachable to an article to be monitored and having a plurality of different states, among which are at least an unsecured state, an armed state and a breached state, the sensor further comprising a source of illumination that projects light, the wall structure comprising a light transmissive portion through which light from the illumination source projects from within the cavity to be visible externally of the wall structure, the source of illumination projecting light from within the cavity through the light transmissive portion with the sensor in at least one of the plurality of states to thereby provide a visual indication externally of the wall structure that the sensor is in the at least one of the plurality of different states, the sensor configured to be attached to an article to be monitored as an incident of which the sensor is changed from the unsecured state into a secured state, the sensor configured to interact with a control to cause a detectable signal to be generated as an incident of the sensor being changed from the armed state into the breached state. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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