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Integrated sump pump controller with status notifications

  • US 10,711,788 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2016
  • Issued: 07/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A back-up pump system comprising:

  • a primary AC pump and a secondary DC pump, the primary AC pump having a primary switch for operating at least one of the pumps, the primary switch being a solid state switch, and the secondary DC pump having a secondary switch for operating at least one of the pumps;

    a back-up battery for powering the secondary DC pump when regular power conditions are interrupted;

    a primary controller electrically connected to and configured to operate both the primary AC pump and the secondary DC pump;

    a secondary controller, discrete from the primary controller, and electrically connected to at least one of the pumps to operate the at least one of the pumps when the primary controller malfunctions or fails; and

    a connector for connecting the primary AC pump to the secondary DC pump so that the pumps may be moved or placed together as an assembly,wherein the connector is a coupling that has a first interface for aligning with a first AC pump outlet and a second interface for aligning with a second DC pump outlet so that the pumps may be connected to one another and moved or placed together as an assembly;

    wherein the first interface is connected to the first AC pump outlet via a first fastener and the second interface is connected to the second DC pump outlet via a second fastener; and

    wherein the first AC pump outlet and second DC pump outlet each have internal female pipe threading (FPT) and the first fastener and second fastener are threaded sleeves each having male pipe threading (MPT) on one end that mates with the FPT of the first AC pump outlet and second DC pump outlet, the fasteners further each having a flange portion that engages respective portions of the coupling to secure the coupling to the pumps and the pumps to one another.

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