SECURITY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A security system, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior cavity;
a flexible cable comprising an electrically conductive body extending from a first end to a second end, at least a portion of the first and second ends of the cable configured to be held within the interior cavity;
a locking assembly disposed in the interior cavity and configured to secure the cable to the housing;
an electrical circuit disposed in the interior cavity, the cable and electrical circuit arranged such that;
a continuous electrical path is formed when the cable is secured to the housing by the locking assembly and at least a portion of each of the first and second ends of the cable are held within the interior cavity, andthe electrical path is altered when;
the cable is detached from the housing;
the cable is tampered with;
oreither of the first and second ends of the cable are entirely removed from the interior cavity; and
a monitoring sub-system disposed within the interior cavity and configured to monitor an electrical state of the cable.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods disclosed herein feature a housing defining an interior cavity, a flexible cable including an electrically conductive body extending from a first end to a second end, at least a portion of the first and second ends of the cable configured to be held within the interior cavity, a locking assembly disposed in the interior cavity and configured to secure the cable to the housing, an electrical circuit disposed in the interior cavity, and a monitoring sub-system disposed within the interior cavity and configured to monitor an electrical state of the cable. The electrical circuit and the cable are arranged such that: a continuous electrical path is formed when the cable is secured to the housing by the locking assembly and at least a portion of each of the first and second ends of the cable are held within the interior cavity, and the electrical path is altered when the cable is detached from the housing, the cable is tampered with, or either of the first and second ends of the cable are entirely removed from the interior cavity.
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23 Claims
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1. A security system, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior cavity; a flexible cable comprising an electrically conductive body extending from a first end to a second end, at least a portion of the first and second ends of the cable configured to be held within the interior cavity; a locking assembly disposed in the interior cavity and configured to secure the cable to the housing; an electrical circuit disposed in the interior cavity, the cable and electrical circuit arranged such that; a continuous electrical path is formed when the cable is secured to the housing by the locking assembly and at least a portion of each of the first and second ends of the cable are held within the interior cavity, and the electrical path is altered when; the cable is detached from the housing; the cable is tampered with;
oreither of the first and second ends of the cable are entirely removed from the interior cavity; and a monitoring sub-system disposed within the interior cavity and configured to monitor an electrical state of the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A security system, comprising:
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a housing defining an interior cavity; a flexible cable comprising a body extending from a first end to a second end, at least a portion of the first and second ends of the cable configured to be held within the interior cavity; a locking assembly disposed in the interior cavity and configured to secure the cable to the housing; and a monitoring sub-system disposed within the interior cavity and configured to generate a signal in the cable and to detect the signal to monitor a state of the cable; and wherein the monitoring sub-system and cable are configured such that; a continuous signal path is formed when the cable is secured to the housing by the locking assembly and at least a portion of each of the first and second ends of the cable are held within the interior cavity, and the signal path is altered when; the cable is detached from the housing; the cable is tampered with;
oreither of the first and second ends of the cable are entirely removed from the interior cavity.
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Specification