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1. In combination:
- a portable article to be monitored;
a body which is rigidly attached to the portable article to be monitored,said body being substantially smaller than the portable article to be monitored;
a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored,the first sensor having a housing; and
a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having first and second separate conductors and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path through both the first and second conductors between the first sensor and the body,the first and second conductors each being attached to the housing so as to be in fixed relationship to each other both with the first sensor fully separated from a portable article to be monitored and attached to a portable article to be monitored,the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted.
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Abstract
A monitoring assembly has a body which is capable of being attached to an article to be monitored, a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored, and a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body. The first sensor is in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted.
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a portable article to be monitored; a body which is rigidly attached to the portable article to be monitored, said body being substantially smaller than the portable article to be monitored; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored, the first sensor having a housing; and a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having first and second separate conductors and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path through both the first and second conductors between the first sensor and the body, the first and second conductors each being attached to the housing so as to be in fixed relationship to each other both with the first sensor fully separated from a portable article to be monitored and attached to a portable article to be monitored, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A monitoring assembly comprising:
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a body which is capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted; and a connector on the body capable of releasably connecting to a connector on a second elongate cord to allow the second elongate cord to establish a conductive path between the at least one conductor and a control unit for monitoring the state of the first sensor. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A monitoring assembly comprising:
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a body which is capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted; and a second elongate cord and cooperating connectors on the body and second elongate cord which can be coupled by press fitting to establish a conductive path through the second cord between the at least one conductor and a control unit for monitoring the state of the first sensor.
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15. A monitoring assembly comprising:
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a body which is capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; and a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted, wherein the body defines first and second substantially flat transverse mounting surfaces for an article to be monitored.
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a) an article to be monitored; and b) a monitoring assembly, said monitoring assembly comprising; a body; a fastener rigidly attaching the body to the article so that the body and fastener are movable as one piece, the body being substantially smaller than the article to be monitored; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and attached to the article; and a first elongate cord extending from the first sensor and connected directly to the body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted, wherein the first sensor has a switch with a movable element thereon that is changeable between a first state and a second state, the first sensor changing from the secured state into the unsecured state as an incident of the switch changing from the first state into the second state, and the first sensor has a wall which is attached to the article so that the first sensor wall and article cooperatively maintain the switch in the first state, the switch changing from the first state into the second state as an incident of the first sensor wall being separated from the article and the movable element moving from the first state into the second state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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a) an article to be monitored; and b) a monitoring assembly, said monitoring assembly comprising; a body; a fastener rigidly attaching the body to the article; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and attached to the article; and a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted, wherein the monitoring assembly comprises a second elongate cord, and there are cooperating connectors on the body and second elongate cord which can be coupled to establish a conductive path through the second cord between the at least one conductor and a control unit for monitoring the state of the first sensor with the body rigidly attached to the article. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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a) an article to be monitored; and b) a monitoring assembly, said monitoring assembly comprising; a body; a fastener rigidly attaching the body to the article; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and attached to the article; and a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted, wherein the body comprises first and second substantially flat, transverse surfaces and each of the flat surfaces is attached to the article.
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a) an article to be monitored; and b) a monitoring assembly, said monitoring assembly comprising; a body; a fastener rigidly attaching the body to the article; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and attached to the article; and a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted, wherein the monitoring assembly further comprises a second elongate cord, the combination further comprising a control unit for monitoring the state of the first sensor, and the second elongate cord comprises at least one conductor for establishing a conductive path between the body and the control unit.
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25. In combination:
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a portable article to be monitored and having at least two elements that are separable, each from the other; a body which is rigidly attached to the portable article to be monitored, said body being substantially smaller than the article to be monitored; a first sensor having a secured state and an unsecured state and capable of being attached to an article to be monitored; a first elongate cord extending between the first sensor and body and having at least one conductor and a) mechanically connecting the first sensor to the body and b) defining a conductive path between the first sensor and the body, the first sensor being in the unsecured state with the conductive path between the first sensor and the body interrupted; and an alarm which is activated in response to the first sensor changing from the secured state into the unsecured state, wherein the portable article to be monitored is movable independently of the alarm. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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