Passive continuity monitoring device with active features
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
InventorAaron Park
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Abstract
A passive continuity monitoring device is disclosed. This device can be used to protect a lock or other locking device and to indicate when a breach of the lock has occurred. The lock can include a connector with a magnet at one end spaced from an other magnet. The connector can be held in tension when the lock is engaged to maintain the spacing between the magnets. A breach in the loop of the system will cause the magnets to touch and complete a circuit. The completion of the circuit can trigger an alarm, can take a picture of the surrounding area, and can transmit a signal to interested parties.
Claims16
A lock comprising:
- a lock member capable of being disposed about an item;
- a lock base;
- at least a first portion of a connector being in the lock member and a second portion of the connector being in the lock base;
- wherein the connector includes a first segment and a second segment, and
- wherein, with the lock member in a locked position around at least a portion of an item, the first segment of the connector is separated from the second segment of the connector by a spacing,
- wherein the first segment includes a first magnet and the second segment includes a second magnet, and wherein the first magnet is spaced from the second magnet by the spacing,
- wherein, when the lock is engaged, the connector is in tension to form a loop that maintains the spacing between the first magnet and the second magnet.
A system for passively monitoring security of a lock, the system comprising:
- a lock member, a lock base, and a connector extending at least partially in the lock member and in the lock base;
- wherein the connector includes a first segment and a second segment, and
- wherein, with the lock member in a locked position around at least a portion of an item, the first segment of the connector is separated from the second segment of the connector by a spacing,
- wherein the first segment includes a first magnet and the second segment includes a second magnet, and wherein the first magnet is spaced from the second magnet by the spacing,
- wherein, when the lock is engaged, the connector is in tension to form a loop that maintains the spacing between the first magnet and the second magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.