Remote detection device

A remote indication system comprising:

• a sensing device including a switch movable between a non-contact position and a contact position;
• a shorting device operable to short a communication line wherein a first wire of the communication line is connected to said sensing device, a second wire of the communication line is connected to said shorting device, and wherein the sensing device is connected to the shorting device to define an electrical circuit;
• and
• an automatic dialing device positioned remote from said sensing device and said shorting device and connected to said electrical circuit via said communication line,
• wherein said electrical circuit operates to short said communication line without power input thereto.

A remote indication device comprising:

• a sensing device including a switch movable between a non-contact position and a contact position,
• a shorting device operable to short a communication line, wherein a first wire of the communication line is connected to the sensing device, wherein a second wire of the communication line is connected to the shorting device, and wherein the shorting device is connected to the sensing device to define an electrical circuit, and
• a determination device positioned remote from said sensing device and said shorting device, said determination device operable to dial a telephone number associated with said communication line so as to determine the position of the switch from a remote location,
• wherein said communication line will deliver a busy signal to said determination device when said switch in is in the closed position and said communication line will deliver a ringing signal to said determination device when said switch is in the open position, while said sensing device and said shorting device are un-powered.