Easy access alarm mount

A modular alarm unit comprising:

• a cover further comprising:
• a cover locking mechanism,
• a beveled access wand recess, and
• a hinge mechanism disposed at a first end of the cover, the hinge mechanism having at least one hinge tab;
• a base further comprising:
• a base locking mechanism configured to engage with the corresponding cover locking mechanism to lock the base to the cover, and
• a hinge mechanism recess disposed at one end of the base, the hinge mechanism recess having at least one recess, wherein the hinge mechanism recess is configured to receive the hinge mechanism;
• and
• an access wand further comprising:
• a tubular body;
• a lever movable from a first position to a second position,
• a cover engagement mechanism having an unextended position in which the cover engagement mechanism is moveable into and out of the beveled access wand recess and an extended position in which the cover engagement mechanism is not moveable into and out of the beveled access wand recess, and
• an actuation cable disposed in the tubular body and attached to the lever at one end and to the cover engagement mechanism at the other end so that the cover engagement mechanism moves from the extended position to the unextended position when the lever is moved from the first position to the second position;
• wherein the cover is configured to be coupled to the base by the engagement of the hinge mechanism with the hinge mechanism recess and the engagement of the cover locking mechanism with the base locking mechanism.