US 2018/0005498 A1 · SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR CONTAINERS

Abstract

Security systems and methods are disclosed. A security system can be employed with a mobile, unpowered container having a door movable between an open orientation and a closed orientation. The security system can include an enclosure and a switch movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration upon movement of the door between the open orientation and the closed orientation. The security system can further include a battery pack in communication with the switch. The security system can also include a security device. The battery pack can be configured to operably power the security device when the switch is in the closed configuration. The security system can be attached to the container with a magnet and/or an array of magnets enclosed in a flexible magnetic mat. The security system can be deployed for a plurality of deployment cycles.

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Dependent claims

1-8. (canceled)

A method, comprising:

providing a security system for a deployment, wherein the deployment comprises monitoring a mobile, unpowered container, wherein the mobile, unpowered container comprises a door movable between an open orientation and a closed orientation, and wherein the security system comprises:
an enclosure;
and
a battery pack for powering the security system, wherein the battery pack is positioned within the enclosure;
a switch positioned within the enclosure, wherein the switch is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration upon movement of the door between the open orientation and the closed orientation, wherein the battery pack is in communication with the switch;
and
a security device positioned within the enclosure, wherein the security device comprises an alarm and a recording device, wherein the battery pack is configured to operably power the security device when the switch is in the closed configuration;
and
receiving the security system after the deployment.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/591,351Filed 10 May 2017

Priority

4 Apr 2014

Published

4 Jan 2018

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G08B 13/08
Mechanical actuation: by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind
E05B 65/0075
Locks or fastenings for special use: for safes, strongrooms, vaults, fire-resisting cabinets or the like
E05B 65/44
Locks or fastenings for special use: for furniture
E05B 65/46
Locks or fastenings for special use: for drawers

Family

Application61/975,317Us provisional application · filed 4 Apr 2014

Application14/679,382Division · filed 6 Apr 2015

Application15/591,351Division

US 10,083,581 B2Related patent

US 2015/0287308 A1Published application

US 9,679,450 B2Related patent

US 2018/0005498 A1This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Security systems for containers

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Security systems for containers

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Abstract

Claims13